"Dear Diary: Took my darling thirteen-year-old grandson Cooper for a haircut today and the stylist kept asking him if he wanted some '€œproduct'€ in his hair. What the [bleep] is '€˜product'€™? If it'€™s gel, call it gel. Product could be anything - €”liverwurst, chocolate pudding, uranium...€

Bejeweled, Bejangled and Bewildered

Dear Aunt Bossy,

I love jewelry and have a collection of very nice pieces, mostly artistic and semi-precious. My granddaughter is an artist and we seem to enjoy the same genre of art. Beginning when she was 14, and was visiting, I always invited her upstairs to "€œplay with the jewelry"€ and told her to take a piece with her.

Welcome to Wholly Holistics, a column that at its core, is vested in discerning life from an alternative point of view. We all know where to turn for mainstream, and perhaps you deny the yearning for more, but it'€™s still present among all but the most myopic of us.

It'€™s okay to be safe. We just beg you not to be rigid. Do your best to be open without gullibility. Understand that feeling is believing. Much different than faith, and therein lies a fundamental difference in spirituality vs. religion. Actually, spirituality can enhance your religion. There'€™s so much to be gained from mixing salt and pepper. Mix a little sugar and spice€... that'€™s so nice.

Local artist Joan Wykis will display watercolor and mixed media art in an exhibit called €œArtistic Musings from February 5-March 4 at the Society of Bluffton Artists (SoBA) gallery, located in Old Town Bluffton. An opening reception is slated from 3-5 p.m. February 11 at the gallery. The event is free and open to the public.