being presentable
There were times, over thirty years ago, when, as an undergraduate
in North America, I kept a toothbrush in my school bag. With hindsight
I can admit that this was more out of wishful thinking - maybe I
wouldn't be getting home on a particular night - than out of any
real need for it. But of course there are people who definitely
need to have a toothbrush with them. Tzippi, as a horn player, for
instance, can't play at a rehearsal or a concert without first brushing
her teeth. And of course lots of people keep a hairbrush, and other
utensils, in their handbags.
With me, however, it's a bit different, for the rather simple reason
that I have no idea when it was that I last used either of these.
Judging by the fact that there are hairs on the hairbrush there
apparently have been times when it's come in handy, even if I can't
remember when these were. And that being the case, even if I admit
that keeping these items inside my bag is quite logical, the basic
truth is that all they do is sit there. And if that's all that they
do, there really isn't any reason to keep them there at all.
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