Marathon hair-cut

11 days: It's getting close. Time to get the Marathon hair-cut. Though I will be wearing my orange Liver team cap, I want my hair to look good peeking out from underneath. Even though it will be dripping with sweat.

So, as always over the past two decades, I head to Fresh Hair in Jamaica Plain. Joy has been cutting my hair since I was pregnant with Julian. It's not an easy task, styling the most hair-impaired woman in Boston. Over the years Joy has made tactful suggestions, patiently demonstrated blow-drying for dummies, introduced many useful hair products . . . and provided hours of free counseling! Besides all that, her salon is good for my soul, as well as my hair, skin, etc. There is always interesting art on the walls, wonderful earrings in the shop, (everyone knows my standard response to "I like your earrings" is "I got them at my hair-dresser's), and a comfortable, community-oriented ambiance. Can you tell I love it there? Plus you can get henna tattoos! Look: www.freshhair.com

Speaking of love, I have to begin my Liver Hall of Fame with a shout-out to my Spencer relatives. Their contributions got my fund-raising off to an excellent start: thank you Marge, Debbie and Danny, Linda, and Jeff! When I was a little girl, the "Spencer cousins" seemed like a family from one of my favorite nineteenth century novels--they had a big family, lived in the country with ANIMALS (sheep, the horse Mr. Chips, geese), and they had a skating pond in their front yard! It was a paradise for kids, and I loved my visits there. Through the years they have been there for all the happy events, and all the sad ones too. I'm so lucky to have them! Miles 1,2,3, and 4 will be dedicated to them!

Liver fact of the day: Liver disease is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S.
Good night!