Bad Haircut

It's one of those things I don't care much about, but I probably should. I might be caring a little bit more now, as I'm noticing a difference between "good" haircuts and "bad" haircuts.

For a little history, my mom or my brother cut my hair for FREE growing up. So you mistakenly believe, "This is an easy skill and I shouldn't have to pay someone a lot to fix it for me."
After mom and bro got too busy and I needed a haircut, I just pulled in to the nearest place with a "walk-ins welcome" sign.  It ended with mixed results, sometimes I got a good haircut and sometimes I got a bad haircut. Whether or not I brought in a picture, whether or not I said, "I trust you, just have fun with those SCISSORS!"

 Though, I noticed a trend, when asked and I mentioned my job as an educator. I found out a LOT of people have opinions about education. So much so, that they spent most of their time on their soapbox...Several times I wanted to interrupt and mention, "I'm concerned that we are distracted from the task at hand...My haircut."  I ALWAYS had a bad haircut at the end. 

I have a new plan now, when asked about my occupation, "I'm an accountant." 

Around the World in 8 Days

...Without Leaving the State of Missouri

You see, the state of Missouri isn't very original when it comes to naming their cities. They named most of their towns and counties after other places or other cities...Basically you can travel the world without leaving the state of Missouri.

Here are some of the places you can visit without leaving the state:
Cities
Amsterdam
Paris
Louisiana
Atlanta
Texas
Annapolis
Mexico
Versailles
Alexandria
California
Brussells 
Athens
Budapest
Albany
Belfast
Austin
Berlin
Bethlehem
Beverly Hills
Brazil
Broadway
Brooklyn
Cairo
Cambridge
Canaan
China
Cincinnati
Chloe
Cleveland 
Delaware
Dodge City
Delhi


Counties
Jackson
Washington
Atchison
Dallas
Lawrence
Madison
Lincoln
Mississippi
New Madrid
Oregon
Scotland

For those of you needing an adventure on a budget :D

Introducing DIGITAL Nelson!!

Forget Batman, Superman is Better

How does Superman come up with all of those great one-liners?  That's what he does when he's at his secret sanctum. Write one-liners.

Banjo lessons Part 2

It hasn't happened yet, but I'm pretty sure my banjo teacher is going to hit me with the neck of his banjo. On accident though...

Using All 5 Senses

One day I was playing cards during lunch with family...It was my turn to deal.


Me - "Hum...these must be the dinner deck. I can tell because they are greasy."

Sister - "Yes and they all smell different. See (Sniffing a card) Pizza! (Sniffing a card) This one's hot dogs! (Sniffing a card) Leftover lasagna..."


I learned a new game that day. It required all 5 senses.

The Breaking of the Fellowship

The time of the Trio has ended as we've parted ways leading us into different directions. Now if we don't keep moving, we run the risk of becoming stagnant and that stinks. Literally, stagnant water smells, bad.


So the current living situation will be changing. I've been advised that having a roommate is cheaper. However, I have high expectations. I was explaining to a friend the qualities that I couldn't live with. They mentioned that any potential roommate would have to have a "flaw."


So, I decided to make a list of potential flaws that I could live with:


1.  Extra number of toes


2.  Nerd


3.  Eat out every meal


4.  Gym rat


5.  Bad taste in music


6.  Avid bird watcher


7.  Pink is their favorite color...Or wait, no actually, that wouldn't work...


8.  Iron their jeans


9.  English is not their 1st language


10.  Think Nicolas Cage is a good actor