Signs of getting old

[star seed 7]

I listened to that again recently. Great album

[KST8FAN]

My current barber location. Lonnie is my go to barber.  I think I have retired 2-3 barbers in my 30 years in Shawnee.  Mike, Mel, Ken,...

Dabbled with SportsClips for 2-3 years, but you always come back.


Tom

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[KST8FAN]

My dad went to the same barber, Greg, for 40 years.  The story was as a little lad, Greg was the only barber that didn't make me cry during haircuts.

I patronized Greg clear thru college.  When I was in my teens, Greg always had an off-color joke or two to share with me.  He used to have a laminated picture of Telly Savalas he would show unsuspecting customers and say, "This is today's special. "
 
My dad found long hair abhorrent. He kept it high and tight, which was my only option when I was little.  When i got old enough to drive and schedule my own haircuts, I thought finally I can have a little 1:1 with Greg to not cut so much off, but it didn't seem to matter.  My only option was to avoid haircuts as long as I could before I was ordered to "clean up."

The weekend after my dad passed away, I was at moms house, and the doorbell rang.  It was Greg and his wife to give condolences.

Greg said, Tom, when you got old enough to come into the shop your dad used to call ahead and say, "Greg, you're cutting Tom's hair, but that twenty he is paying with came from me.  I want it short. "


Tom



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[wetwillie]

Man that is an awesome story.  Greg is my new favorite barber name.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

We don’t deserve Tom but I’m glad he’s here

[KST8FAN]

My dad went to the same barber, Greg, for 40 years.  The story was as a little lad, Greg was the only barber that didn't make me cry during haircuts.

I patronized Greg clear thru college.  When I was in my teens, Greg always had an off-color joke or two to share with me.  He used to have a laminated picture of Telly Savalas he would show unsuspecting customers and say, "This is today's special. "
 
My dad found long hair abhorrent. He kept it high and tight, which was my only option when I was little.  When i got old enough to drive and schedule my own haircuts, I thought finally I can have a little 1:1 with Greg to not cut so much off, but it didn't seem to matter.  My only option was to avoid haircuts as long as I could before I was ordered to "clean up."

The weekend after my dad passed away, I was at moms house, and the doorbell rang.  It was Greg and his wife to give condolences.

Greg said, Tom, when you got old enough to come into the shop your dad used to call ahead and say, "Greg, you're cutting Tom's hair, but that twenty he is paying with came from me.  I want it short. "


Tom



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https://www.brennanmathenafh.com/obituaries/5489970#:~:text=Greg%20was%20a%20proud%20veteran%20of%20the,he%20completed%20his%20Barber%20College%20in%20Tucson.


Google never disappoints.  I found Greg's obituary.


Tom

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[Kat Kid]

Tom, thank you for sharing.  What a gift.

[KST8FAN]

An upper blepharoplasty, also known as an eyelid lift, is a surgical procedure that removes excess skin from the upper eyelid. It can be performed for cosmetic or functional reasons.

What it involves
An incision is made in the crease of the eye socket.  Excess skin and fat are removed.  The muscle that opens the eye may be repaired.

My upper range of vision is 20 pct left eye, 40 pct right eye.


Tom

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[Stevesie60]

I never thought I'd get here, but I can no longer sleep past 7am. And that's only a couple times a week, usually it's 6:30am. It rough ridin' sucks.

[pissclams]

I never thought I'd get here, but I can no longer sleep past 7am. And that's only a couple times a week, usually it's 6:30am. It rough ridin' sucks.

amateur.  just wait, it only gets worse.

[CNS]

Alarms are just for show now. 6am on the dot 7 days a week.

[mocat]

I never thought I'd get here, but I can no longer sleep past 7am. And that's only a couple times a week, usually it's 6:30am. It rough ridin' sucks.

Honest q, why does it suck? To me the only part that sucks about waking up early is that it's hard to do. If you're doing it on autopilot, isn't that that like awesome?

[star seed 7]

I have to poop every morning at 6am but I go back to sleep after

[Tobias]

i'm a pretty reliable 7:59 during the week

[pissclams]

i’m happy if I sleep until 5 am but don’t remember the last time that happened without a booze session the night before.

getting up early has driven me to bed earlier and that’s a decent trade off

[Institutional Control]

In the last five years I have had to set an alarm exactly 2 times. Both for 3:30 am for a 5 am flight. Wake up between 4:30 and 4:45 every day.


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[Tobias]

good lord get to bed clams wtf

[star seed 7]

I set an alarm for anything before 2 pm

[Stevesie60]

I never thought I'd get here, but I can no longer sleep past 7am. And that's only a couple times a week, usually it's 6:30am. It rough ridin' sucks.

Honest q, why does it suck? To me the only part that sucks about waking up early is that it's hard to do. If you're doing it on autopilot, isn't that that like awesome?

Because I don't go to bed until at least midnight so I'm looking at 5-6 hours of sleep usually. And when I wake up I'm not really doing anything productive till 8am or so. So it's just wasted time doom scrolling on my phone.

[pissclams]

staying up until midnight is much more wasteful than getting up early

[michigancat]

You can be productive at either time if you choose to be

[mocat]

Yeah i think doomscrolling is the issue here. Listen to your body and adapt to it. Maybe do something creative. Some of the wildest and most creative stuff might flow out of your newly awoken 6am uncluttered mind

[meow meow]

i'm most productive in the morning, i can roll out of bed, throw water in my face and start working, which is usually what i do.  knock out a lot of stuff while i'm productive in the morning and then the afternoons are chill generally.  i haven't set an alarm in years, i'll be up at 6, latest 7 even if i'm up till midnight or 1.  still haven't totally figured out the best way to spend the morning so usually just get a jump start on work, or drink coffee and do wordle/sports connections/mini crossword (cross thread post), probably take more walks when the morning weather isn't freezing.  i'm def team up early/earlier to bed than the reverse because i think extra hours at the end of the day awake are basically veging out vs in the morning when you feel a lot better/productive, given equal sleep.

[star seed 7]

[pissclams]

it still registers as good graphics to me.  like my brain is defending how good they are even though i spent the weekend playing red dead redemption 2.