Dervala's remarkable 60th birthday tribute to her dad.

[dervala/nought to sixty]: I asked my dad what he thought about turning sixty.

I feel fine about it, he said, mainly because I don't feel one bit different inside than when I was twenty-five.

He lived in Zambia then

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You'll Lose Your Hair

Kadish, Parif, Farhad and I stood in the hall talking. We were discussing groceries of all things -- organic beef and vegetables. Someone mentioned Whole Foods.

But if you shop there, Parif said, you will lose your hair.

He was looking at Farhad, whose hair is thin. I was thinking maybe this was a joke on him, but I didn't understand, so I waited for Farhad to respond.

There was silence for a moment -- just the four of us standing there, and me trying to figure out what I missed. Finally I spoke up.

Lose your hair?

I mean lose your pants, Parif said.

Farhad nodded knowingly, as he often does. Kadish was silent, as he often is. I still didn't understand.

Lose your pants? At Whole Foods!? I asked.

Lose your pants, or what ever the expression is.

Oh! I laughed out loud. Lose your shirt!

Something tells me Parif doesn't shop there.

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