February 2007 Archives
Houses in Japan are typically very small and not very private. Opportunities for couples to be intimate with one another are rare. As a result, Japan is full of "love hotels" containing rooms you can rent by the hour.
Often, love hotels have playful themes, and this book featuring beautiful photos by Misty Keasler documents the humorous and bizarre styles you'll find in love hotels -- igloos, doctor offices, Hello Kitty S&M chambers, rooms that look like subway cars, alien abduction rooms that look like they are part of a spaceship, jungles, churches, libraries, and pirates quarters. Disney's Imagineers could not have done a better job designing these inviting, exciting, playful areas for couples to be romantic. I wish they had these kinds of love hotels in the US. Parents with young kids would come in droves. $26.40 at Amazon
I have two young daughters with long hair. Combing out the tangles after they've taken a bath has been a painful experience. My three-year-old ran when she saw me coming towards her with a brush and a bottle of spray detangler.
The pain is over since we started using this rechargable electric detangling brush. The motor makes the eight plastic protuberances oscillate at a high frequency. The brush goes through tangled hair like a hot knife through butter. Well, maybe not that quickly, but it is so much better than a comb or brush that there's no comparison.
I learned that a Nokia phone charger recharges the brush, too, which eliminates the need to take along an extra charger on vacations.
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Reader comment:
Erica says:
Thanks for the advice; I've been looking for something like this forever! On your recommendation, I ordered one, and I am already completely in love with it. I have three feet of extremely fine hair that is FULL of tangles every morning when I wake up, and this comb-thing is already making my mornings MUCH happier. Also, a wonderful aside, it came with an "important safety instructions" card that says to keep it away from water, even though they tell you to use it on wet hair, and to "Never use while sleeping."
