I Would Rather See A Dentist.....

.....than a barber. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate getting hair-cuts. When I was a kid Irving (my father, maybe) would have me get out of the chair if a customer (money talks) came into the shop. My choices, wait until he was done or go out and play. I can't tell you how cool it looks to run around with half a haircut. 

Over the years I've had only a couple of what I'll call regular barbers. I went to a fellow named Vince for a few years. Recently I went back to Wayne here in Pittsburg. A few months ago Wayne moved to the next town over. He did a good job, most of the time, but I didn't want to follow him, too far to drive. 

My last cut was just before our September cruise. It's been three months, no one is going to get wealthy cutting this hair. In September I went to a fellow named Mark in downtown Pittsburg. He did a decent job. This morning I was going to pay him another visit.

Unfortunately, I couldn't find his card and I didn't remember the name of the shop. I tried looking on line for MARK the BARBER but wasn't successful. I thought he opened at 9 AM Monday through Friday. The drive downtown is only about ten minutes. A little before 9 I got in the Plymouth and took off.

I had a slight problem when I arrived at the shop.

I wasn't first in line

Beside having to deal with what sounded like two unhappy turkeys, the shop didn't open until 10 AM. I had a book, a fresh coffee, and the birds to keep me company but didn't really want to wait an hour. Tomorrow is also "senior" day, cuts for ten bucks. I'll go back then. I wonder if the turkeys will still be waiting around?

And the cost of protection:

British police department said cardboard cutouts of police officers have been effective in deterring shoplifters, but they have also been targeted by thieves.

A Minnesota company is marketing a product called FakeTV, which is designed to produce a TV-like light to deter potential burglars.

Hydreon Corp., based in Eden Prairie, said FakeTV is designed to emit light similar to that given off by a TV set so burglars looking at the windows of an empty home will think someone is inside watching the tube.

The product is available for $34.95 at FakeTV.com.

Bet these items work really well on fake thieves. 

I was thinking of ending today's blog with some information about Hefner and his bride to be. The eighty-something-year-old Hef will soon marry the twenty-something year-old Chrystal Harris. The headline I was going to follow was "Harris flaunts huge diamond engagement ring from Hefner."

I bet she has fake boobs.

This is all I have to say about that.