I went swimming yesterday and realized, yet again, that there's no place like the women's locker room for discovering the latest fashions in the hoo ha hair-style department.

I'm always surprised at how many women go Brazilian. Being the cry baby that I am when it comes to my eyebrows, I can't imagine that kind of pain. Even my Eyebrow Lady, who makes a good part of her living in the pube department WOULD NEVER DO IT. Granted, she's in her 60's and has been married for forty-sum years, so not sure how important to her happiness a shaved pube is (probably not much). But even if I could tolerate the pain, how high on the maintenance ladder does the hoo ha go? Except for us ladies in the showers, isn't that area, ideally, reserved for a party of one (two counting yourself)? There's probably some real obvious reason that I'm missing (like great sex?!), but, well, clearly it's been a while...

At one point in time (within the last ten years), I had a sleep over friend (since I'm working to publish a book about my personal life, I need some practice in the Baring My Soul And Other Stuff dept), who complimented me on how I "let it grow out." What the...?! He acted like I was stating a new trend...Have we entered the 1950's of pubic hair?! It's not like there's no shape or structure, I'm just not looking like a nine-year-old. I guess it shouldn't be surprising in a culture where women inject all kinds of substances into their bodies for the sake of lookin' hot...really, are there not enough ways for women to torture ourselves?

Bottom line, I would need a really good reason to wax my nether regions.

Just for today, I can make decisions about my hoo ha.