Huckleberries: Haircut and a dose of reality

On Wednesday, Huckleberries commenter Truthseeker offered a list of 10 post-election wishes, including such things as dump Donald Rumsfeld (done), find a solution to Iraq and get Tom DeLay off television. The best was No. 10. Quoth: “Both parties need to rethink their hairstyles for men. The meticulously coiffed, (Dirk) Kempthornian ‘do is a sure sign of a bloated ego and a severe case of ‘me-it-itis.’ (You reading this Butch? How ‘bout you, Bear Goedde?) Start going down to the local barber shop with the 70-plus-year-old barber who has been cutting hair since the ‘50s, and actually pay for your haircut, out of your own pocket money. Have a conversation with him and the guys that are hanging around. Learn what’s going on with their kids and grandkids … discuss the merits of a 3-4 defense, laugh out loud with them over the 55-year-old guy ahead of you, who’s in the chair and hates to have his ear hair trimmed ‘cause it makes him feel old, listen to the fishing stories and thumb through the American Rifleman magazine. Enjoy their company and their extraordinary commonness, and thank goodness that every town in your district is full of people just like them – and count your blessings for the honor of working for them. If any elected official locally is looking for such a place, simply go see Jerry, down at Jerry’s Barber Shop on Government Way in Hayden. A good haircut, the razor around the ears, and a great dose of reality is guaranteed. Same can be said for the shop on Best Avenue.” Pay for your haircut? You dreamin’, Truthseeker.