Everyone needs a break from reality — myself included. It’s a depressing and distressing time to think about what’s happening in our country and the rest of the world.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in the final year of his 2,918-day, two-term career in the job, is picking at the plate of a long-term fiscal plan for the state, much like a kid skips the broccoli and wants to move straight to the dessert. The governor talks about a full menu of legislation to build a balanced budget for years to come, with enough revenue to meet expenses — a goal which has eluded Alaska for much of the past decade as the state has burned through its savings.

This is for all of us who don’t have perfect hair — and for those of us with no hair left to style, fluff, slick or comb. It’s for those of us who haven’t had our teeth straightened, capped and whitened. Or our bodies surgically enhanced. Our eyebrows shaped, our muscles toned by a private coach, our clothes selected by a private shopper or our shoes polished by a private valet.