Wild Hair
January 4, 2009 · By Kathee
I was bothered this past week by a wild hair that kept poking me in the eye. Try as I did, I could not find the culprit!
I yanked out numerous of my bang hairs to no avail. When that wild hair continued to sneak in there day after day, I tried to change my hairstyle. My options were tremendously limited for reasonable styling alternatives since my hair is cut so short.
First I parted my hair on the right side, then I parted it on the left side, then I curled it all around. I just got tired of playing hokey-pokey hair (get it?), so finally in desperation, I went to my barber.
This time, my barber did the best job ever! But like all good things that come my way, I had to wait awhile for it.
You see, my barber does not take appointments. Most most of the time, patience in waiting is NOT my virtue, but since my barber’s shop is entertaining for me at times — I waited.
Those of you who know me well, know it really doesn’t take much to entertain me.
I especially like watching the old geezers get their nose and ear hairs trimmed! They always sit in the barber’s chair with a such a straight face … as if it is a normal every day occurrance to have someone stick an electric shaver UP their nostrils! I’ve also noticed that not one of them even bothers to flare their nostrils in order to accomodate my barber’s tools of the trade. Sheesh!!
During the main event, I usually bury my head in a magazine and when I chuckle at them and laugh too loud (rotflol), they just think I’m laughing at an article I’m reading. Heh-heh!!
I pull it off every time, but my barber knows the truth. In fact, I think he even understands me now. Sheesh, I show up for a trim at least every other week… his cuts are reasonable and his sensible advise sure beats the price of my EX-therapist!
I tipped my barber exceptionally well today. When I left his shop, my hair was bouncin’ and behavin’ better than the models in the Vidal Sassoon commercials.
My drive home as usual, was very pleasant since I knew that all the other drivers on the road knew I looked GOOD! When I know I look my best, it oftentimes goes to my head … errrr, pardon the pun!
Just after I arrived home, I’ll be darned if I didn’t notice that the elusive wild hair had crept it’s way back into my eye again! I had just spent all my play money on another dang haircut, unnecessarily!
I quickly retrieved the little eye mirror that I use to pluck my eyebrows and gosh, folks, geez, I’m so ashamed… I’m not even sure I should be admitting this on a public forum.
The culprit was a two-inch long eyebrow hair. I couldn’t believe the size of that lone hair! Good grief, I pluck my eyebrows as often as I cut my hair, you’d think that darned hair woulda’ been plucked eons ago!
To be on the safe side, I examined the opposite eyebrow. To my astonishment, I found my first WHITE eyebrow hair.
Ohmigosh, it’s been over a decade since I’ve seen my natural hair color but I naively never expected to see steely little white hairs in my eyebrows of all places! Isn’t that supposed to be a guy thing??
I immediately made a closer examination of the whole facial area for good measure. It is now my honor to announce that at least I do NOT have any nose hairs.
Well folks, you can bet that I won’t be laughing at the old geezers at the barber shop anymore! I’m on my way to becoming one sooner than I think!
Cool story bro.
Let me share with you that it was with surprise and shock when I noticed that my eyebrows had STARTED GROWING! They were getting Longer! Not to mention the nasal hairs were getting in on the action; I think they may have made a bet with the eyebrow hairs to see who could get the longest the fastest. Now, when I see my hair stylist, it’s not to get my hair trimmed so much as to cut the brush back from my eyebrows and Nose.
PS: I bought a neat little pair of tweezers with Scissor handles for those pesky Ear Hairs that are getting in on the sport. I mean, hey, got to keep those channels open so I can hear what you say.