5.) No. You can use a diffuser if you want, but the beauty supply stores sell this bag that works like those sit down bubble hair dryers in the salons. You just pop it on your head, connect it, and turn on the hair dryer.

I live down in Murray. Been a long time since I got up to Lexington. But now that I think of it, the first time I got a good look at a real, live head of locks may have been in Lexington years ago when a friend introduced me to John Brannon of the Laughing Hyenas.

My work situation isn't "questionable", exactly, but I think it would be prudent to keep my hair low-profile. The worst-case scenario is that I would be told to change my hairstyle or else, and I think that is unlikely. My immediate supervisor doesn't care, locks aren't expressly forbidden, and the higher management has bigger things to worry about. I have coworkers with multicolor hair, face piercings, and arm tattoos that they don't even try to hide. All of these are questionable at best. And my bushy beard, long hair, and frequent bad hair days haven't drawn notice.

Still, I would be the only one with dreadlocks, and some might argue they aren't consistent with a "neat, clean, and well-groomed" appearance. And I work for the lowest-ranking department (housekeeping). We have problems with people trying to pin their mistakes on us, or just getting us in trouble for sport, so it's best not to draw attention.

Actually, my hair is about 12" long, pulled straight. (Terminal length, too - been around 20 years since I had a haircut.) I was hoping to influence the development of the locks by tearing the large ones apart in the early stages, but perhaps that is unrealistic. Am I a candidate for the unidread?