Long Hair Days

This year has been very short sighted. But one thing has come from it that I didn’t expect. I have long hair. Not long for me hair...long hair. I have not had a haircut since the year started. It has forced me to consider if I should get a hair cut. It is not like I am walking around the office trying to present myself in professional apparel. I am lounging around in jeans and a sweater every single day. 

Wait...you wear a sweater in the summer you say? Yes. My wife loves to keep the temperature in the apartment cold enough that we can store ice cream in the bedroom. So I wear a sweater all the time. 

My hair has grown well below the collar. Having been in the Air Force, certain things stuck with me even after I left it.. gig lines, pant lengths, and hair cut. The gig line is an imaginary line the runs down your button down short along your belt and the front fold in your pants. This line should always be straight and the belt edge should fall on the line. Pant lengths should have a slight 1/2 inch straight line break on the front as you stand upright in shoes. Lastly, you hair should be around the ears and not touching, and the back of your hair should not ever go over the collar of your button down shirt. The sides should be tapered from the ear up and your forehead should be visible with you hat on. No hair below the hat line. This limits how much hair you could actually have. 

As I aged, I tried out the different looks until it bothered me enough and I went to the barber. This year, I have done nothing. A few months in, I trimmed the front a little so I could see, but now I have trained it to go to the side. I am actually putting to use a comb I received a while back after showering. I had to learn to use the comb again after getting a knot in the back, but it seems to work as described in the YouTube video. 

What has happened since the hair? My wife and kid have been making man buns, unicorn horns, and are attempting to braid it. So far, the unicorn horn has been successful and that’s about all. 

I have noticed something I like from this, Andi plays with my hair. She runs her fingers through it. I always thought it felt nice when the hairdresser did that, but when Andi does it, it places me in a trance. I would let her do that all day long. I am starting to think, long hair is not so bad after all. 

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