Dad Hat
I recently had one of those realizations that only happens when u reach a certain age. It’s the age that your parents or teachers or someone that was in your life when you were a kid and you thought they were soooo old. Certainly, older than you’d ever be. Well it’s happened, I’m that old. But that’s not my big realization. It’s a lot of things actually but this one is about why my Dad would always wear his hats in the most peculiar way. Or just the fact that he at times chose to wear a particularly goofy looking hat. It became known as “Dad Hat” to us kids. He did this mostly around us kids on outings and especially on vacations. We would even imitate this behavior by placing a hat high atop our heads, carefully not letting it even remotely look like its going to stay on and then say to our siblings, “Hey look, I have Dad hat.” (more…)
Thomas Sena & Courtney Vacanti
Dad’s Last Gift
I’ve mentioned in previous posts and many of you know me personally so you may already know my Dad passed away a few months ago . Actually it was Nov 29th, 2011. He meant a lot to me and my family and although, a flawed hero to be sure, he influenced so much of who I am. He owned and operated hair salons here in Omaha and a founded a beauty school in Arkansas. He did a lot of things in the beauty industry and was more than proud of my accomplishments as a hair professional. Anyone who knew him would tell you what a proud father he was of all 6 of us kids. He was of course most proud of me. He was also a musician and….. OK OK I was kidding about the “most proud of me” thing. I have a sister that is also a hairstylist in Tulsa, so it was probably me and her that he was most proud of. The other 4 kids…eh. Oh fine, there’s a contractor, ed psychologist/principle, airline pilot and a lawyer…..a butcher a baker a candlestick bla bla bla ya ya I’m sure he was proud of them too. Let’s get back to my poignant story. (more…)
Happy International Women’s Day!
That’s right it’s today. I can’t imagine what we would do without you. Once I graduated from Creighton Prep all boys high school, I decided I’d devote the rest of my life to women, style and everything good in this world, instead of stinky smelly men. Ok perhaps I’m over simplifying and generalizing a bit here but just go with it cuz it’s in the spirit of this special day. Suffice it to say I love women. I love working with them and on them. You know, their hair and stuff. I really do. Oh sure I’ve had plenty friends accuse me of having a less than masculine job. I simply remind them that they are the ones that chose to work around a bunch of dudes all day, not me. Nope, I’d choose women over guys any day. 🙂 My mom’s a woman. My sisters are women. My daughter’s a woman. The women in my life are all women. What’s not to love?