Rinse. Wash. Repeat.
So yesterday I had to buy a new hair dryer because my old one, which I think I’ve had for 15 years, finally gave out but not before emitting toxic fumes and nearly burning down my bathroom. As I perused the professional salon dryers, I came upon one called the Farouk CHI, which was like $250. Two hundred dollars? I would rather go to work every morning looking like a drowned rat than spend $200 on a hair dryer. I looked at the box again and thought, wait a minute. I’ve heard that name before. Then I realized that I was holding in my hand a product developed by Democratic candidate for governor Farouk Shami. I immediately placed it back on the shelf, looking around to check if anyone had seen me. If I had purchased that dryer, it could have been viewed as a campaign contribution and then I’d get fired for compromising my journalistic objectivity.
This is all to remind you that the Democratic primary debate is on tonight at 7PM on your local PBS station and, unless Debra Medina shows up with her pet gun, it could be the most boring hour of television since my mother-in-law made me watch Undercover Boss last night after the Super Bowl. (Look! The CEO is doing grunt work! He’s just like us! Except he gets paid millions of dollars!) Little known fact—there are actually seven Democratic candidates. The other five just aren’t as qualified as Farouk. Wow. That said, I’ll probably at least have it on in the background while I try out my new CHI flat iron with a picture of Jennifer Aniston taped onto my mirror.
Tagged: bill white, debate, farouk shami.






