have barbersen shave them, but the majority do it themselves and charlie has patterned his life aftervery man. he maintains that if you think normally, there is no reason why you should not act normally. charlie can get by without the use of his hands without other people helping him. charlie prefers to be independent. himas never occurred to before world war i to have somebody else brush and comb his hair. after a grenade exploded and blew his hands off in france, he figured there still was not anyone living who would handle mcgonegal that are then thanegal -- better mcgonegal. does not shoelaces bother him either. he does it about seven seconds slower than me, which gives me time to go and catch the bus. -- time itime i and , mine -- time i tie them come undone. charlie ties them so they can stick. three, charlieut learned how to dress himself. after the war, the habit persisted. he does it alone from the first sock to the final tilt of his hat. buttoninginstead of it up in a regular way, handles differently with hooks. charlie can button but hooks do it better. this saves time. he