When am I going to learn?

I have been putting off a much needed haircut for weeks. Lots of people do not like going to the dentist. I don't like going to the barber. It's not as if I am afraid of them. I doubt the barber is going to cause me any pain. The barber is not going to be drilling my hair making that awful sound. I am not going to smell anything burning, (unless I go to one of those "torch" barbers). Does anyone remember when that was a fad? Some hair care people were using torches to "burn" the hair off. Sorry, I digress. I don't like going to the barber because it reminds me of my childhood, a little.

Irving the Barber was my father. Up until the folks were divorced, when I was around five, we lived right around the block from the shop. I remember many times going in there and getting in the chair. Dad would start my haircut, I would hope he would finish, then. If someone came in he would say, "Cash customer, get out of the chair," and I would. If he got busy I might be forced to run around for half a haircut most of the day. Now that I am thinking about it, I suppose I could have worn a hat.

So, I went in and got my haircut, today. It looks pretty good. I guess I should thank Wayne the Barber for doing it all at one time.

One of the sad realities of getting older is peeing a lot more. I don't mean to sound like I am consistently spending the majority of the day in the toilet. However, it does seem like I go more often, especially after a couple cups of coffee. Just after leaving the barber shop I decided to stop at the house for a minute then go out and pick up a few things. I needed milk, apples, and bananas. I didn't want to go to Safeway just for milk.

We have an old outdoor like fruit and vegetable stand about a mile or so down the road. It's one of those places that has large wooden doors across the front that they open in the morning. They have pallets of produce they display out on the sidewalk. You need to watch what you buy but the prices are good. This morning I paid 59 cents a pound for Fuji apples and 48 for bananas. Bill's does not sell milk.

Just across from Bills a Walgreen drug store opened up several weeks ago. I stopped in there for the milk. It looked like whatever they stocked the store with was still sitting on the shelf. The non fat milk was out of date in just a couple of days. I didn't buy anything there.

Just across from Walgreen's is a Vallero gas station. This place has a sign on the front, "Buy Locally." The sign goes on to explain how Vallero gas is processed right here in California. Right here in the very next county. When we buy this gas we are "keeping the money in our community." Someone, anyone, please; explain to me why this gas is $3.65 a gallon. I probably should add that the gas was this price an hour ago. It's most likely gone up since then.

I didn't get gas at this place but went in for milk. Vallero has twenty seven different white wines, thirty eight red. The shelves are stocked with fifty different brands and sizes of beer. They sell what looks like ninety different cigarettes and cigars. All kinds of snack food. They even have a take out Chinese food area. Milk, Milk? In the far corner was a small cooler with ONE gallon of regular milk. No 2%, No non fat. One stinkin' gallon of milk. I wonder if the dairy is located "right in the next county?"

I went to Safeway. I wish I could say the experience improved, it didn't. Once again I got in the wrong line, and the right line too. It was the only line. How can a store have a "Quick Check" isle, under 15 items, when it's the only one open? Have you ever wondered if it is actually 15 items, or, 15 groups of items. Does a dozen cans of cat food count as one? or a dozen? That didn't matter since I only had one (or two) gallons of milk.

That was the highlight of my day. Now I'm home with several things I should be doing but not doing them. Procrastination, if I didn't do it I would never have anything to look forward to. Speaking of looking forward to things, Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment. I really, really , really hope I don't smell anything burning.