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My wife, Sandy, was off to get her quarterly haircut and asked if I wanted to join her.
My response was, “Of course, I can think of nothing more riveting than watching you get your hair cut.” At 81 years of age, I jump at any chance to get the freak out of this house.
The fact is we are looking for any excuse to go somewhere. As retirees, our weekly itinerary includes what we refer to as “drives to nowhere,” featuring primarily South Miami, Key Biscayne, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove.
To fill my day, I spend a few hours on “Fast & Easy Crosswords.” Being a wordsmith all my professional life, this is a breeze – so much so that I decided to upgrade to Professional Level. Three pages later, I tossed it into the trash. Should have been named Einstein Level to spare me the embarrassment.
Retiree entertainment also includes watching Timmie the squirrel chow down on peanuts provided by you know who. After watching him/her chew through concrete-like coconuts to get to the milk and pulp, this was an easy decision to make for an animal lover like me.
The backyard critters I feed daily are also ducks, turtles and fish. As you can see, my day is filled with thrilling entertainment.
Back to the Hair Cuttery episode.
I told Sandy I would meet her at the hair salon after getting a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
However, being 81 years of age, I can get confused very quickly, like two women’s hair salons next to one another – Merle Norman and Hair Cuttery.
Because it was closest to Starbucks, I entered Merle Norman and told one of the hair cutters (not sure that is accurate by the way) that I was looking for my wife.
The salon was configured with four separate rooms. In room number one was a woman looking the other direction from me while getting her hair cut. From that vantage point, she looked just like Sandy. In fact, I was sure it was Sandy and commented, “Hi honey. Looks good!”
When she spun around, I realized she was not Sandy and uttered, “Oops. You look just like my wife,” which resulted in hilarious laughter from both.
The hair cutter suggested that I look for my wife in the next room. Not! When I last checked, Sandy was not a red head.
Walking past the Sandy look-alike, I couldn’t resist blurting out “Are you sure you are not my wife?” followed with more laughter. And of course, there was Sandy in Hair Cuttery right next door.
Bay Proby is a freelance writer with a passion for storytelling. To date, he has authored over 50 fiction and non-fiction stories, several of which have been published. He lives with his wife Sandy on Palmetto Island in the village of Pinecrest. Prior to his current writing career, Bay was owner of Proby & Associates, a Miami-based public relations firm. His journalism career includes Sports Editor for the Bradenton Herald, Editor for Florida Yachting Magazine and Cub Reporter for the Gainesville Sun. Bay graduated with degrees in English literature and journalism from the University of Florida.
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