Last spring, looking shaggy and driving by my favorite barber shop, I decided to stop in and get a haircut.\u00a0 Saturday morning is the busiest time for my barber. I thought I’d get a cut if I could park and not wait wait long for a cut.<\/p>\n
Pulling up to the shop, I was astonished to find plenty of parking spots. Even more amazing, the barber shop was empty except for four or five barbers sitting around joking and shooting the breeze.\u00a0\u00a0 I couldn’t believe my good luck.\u00a0\u00a0 I asked Jack my barber what he thought about the lack of customers.<\/p>\n
“Everyone came in last Saturday to get a haircut for Easter. They wanted to look good for their mom. The place was busy all day!”<\/p>\n
My mom had passed away years earlier. I hadn’t\u00a0 thought about haircuts like that in some time.<\/p>\n
“That’s interesting, \u201cI said.<\/p>\n
Then we talked baseball.<\/p>\n
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