I am sitting on a bench hewed from logs\nin front a greasy spoon. It is lightly raining on me. A few feet away\nis the locked door to the hair salon that is supposed to be open. The\nstylist should have started my haircut ten minutes ago, but no one\nhas showed up. There is a note on the door saying she’ll rerturn at\n5:30 but 5:30 has come and gone. I dearly wanted this haircut because\nI am seeing my mother in a few days and a haircut was going to be her\nbirthday present. She’s never liked it when my hair grows long. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not angry or frustrated that the\nstylist is late, or perhaps never coming. My mind makes use of \nwaiting in rain. I was early as usual. I like to arrive early to all\naspects of my life and believe the habit has proved itself a secret\nweapon for me. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where is the stylist? Can’t be traffic\nsince the town only has one traffic light. Is she even aware she’s\nlate and has a new customer waiting? \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I kill ten minutes in a nearby thrift\nstore. Nothing of interest in stock except two wooden tennis rackets,\nJack Kramers, the model I already own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I walk back into rain and around the\nparking lot. No one in the salon. I get into my car and drive away.\nSorry mom. Your present will be the promise of a haircut. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few minutes later I get a call. I\nlisten to the voice mail when I reach home. It was the stylist. She\nwas at the laundromat (two blocks away), apparently lost track of\ntime, and issues a tepid apology. Maybe I can come tomorrow? No\noffers of a free or reduced cost haircut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I decide I’ll try another stylist and\nsee where that goes. I’m going to find a salon with an interesting\nname, perhaps even one with something ungrammatical in the title. \n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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