Ah, November! One of the top 12 months of the year, and a time when walks along the Wellington waterfront are enhanced by the burgeoning number of 80s movie and TV star wannabees or adult movie* lookalikes seemingly on display!
* As an aside, it has recently been reported that the declining number of adult movies has impacted New Zealand’s Office of Film and Literature Classification https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/98447188/classification-office-refocuses-future-due-to-lack-of-pornos-and-a-evolving-digital-future.
For this month, supporters of the charity Movember (mŏ-vember) may be growing beards and moustaches to raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide.
Keen to support the charity, but not keen to cultivate her own facial hair, Valerie has embarked on her own Movember (moov-ember) goal. Valerie has pledged to move 10000 steps a day for the month of November (according to her fitbit), and you can support her, monitor her progress or donate to Movember via this link https://mosista.co/13644652?mc=1 (main site https://nz.movember.com).
And for all those Mŏvember supporters who cannot bear to remove their fabulous facial creations at the end of November, here is a Christmas idea…
