I got a haircut today. By saying that, I feel a bit like Pinocchio. “I’m a real boy!” It was so weird. I went in to get my haircut and ran into Richard, a guy who I see a lot at Gabe’s, more so during my days at KRUI. It’s like you get to join a new club when you grow your hair back after cutting it down to barely nothing for such a long while. The guy got me in the chair and asked what I wanted. “I don’t know.” And that’s completely true. I used to be able to go in and say, I like the way it’s cut now, just make it shorter. “Have at it. Shorten the sides and make it the least military as possible.”
Now remember, when you chop your hair off because you either think that it might be cool to walk around with a shaved head or do it as a dramatic change in your life to coincide with major life events like I did, it will grow back differently than what your hair used to be before you cut it in the first place. My advice, be sure to live somewhere that is cold while you grow it back out. Stocking caps are a god send. That way, as you wear the cap, it flattens the mop bushing out from your scalp and gives you what resembles a respectable appearance. I can’t comment on those of you in climates that stay warm for most of the year. However, if that’s true, why grow your hair back out? Have fun in the sun and get a tan.
Speaking of warm, the weather is getting better day by day. Snow is disappearing quicker than I could have imagined. Of course, mud is starting to pop up everywhere, but it’s really hard to complain about that. I can feel the winter funk wearing off and my energy levels starting to kick into overdrive. I can’t wait for the chance to get out and run in this weather. Running through puddles in the morning twilight… The thought almost sends shivers down my spine. Summer is almost here, and you bet I’m smiling.
Now… Just got to find my way to Kansas.