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The Musty KInd

Kenzo could've gone to soccer this morning. He had energy. He's played soccer under way worse conditions. But doctor's orders. He's technically still contagious so of course it would be irresponsible to risk giving the other boys the flu, even though most of them go to Kenzo's elementary school and just about everyone's had it already this year. This is how I rationalize retroactively.

So it was just me and Mu today. Two dudes. Two muchachos. Batman and Robin. Woody and Buzz. Beavis and Butthead. 

I have way too many pictures and videos of soccer Saturdays so I took a break from that today. What I should've grabbed footage of was the snow sliding off the dome over the soccer pitch. It snowed a ton last night and the dome was covered of course but it was sunny this morning and even though the temperature was below freezing that sunlight was loosening the snow on the dome and it slid of in huge sheets and landed with big powdery thuds. They have cones and stuff out there to make sure people don't walk where the snow lands because it's pretty dangerous, especially for kids. When you're standing under the dome and that snow slides off it sorta sounds like a small plane is coming in for a crash landing.

After soccer I decided I wanted to get a haircut. I love how getting your hair cut can kinda cure funk. And this past week was pure funk. Not the cool Rick James kind. The musty kind, physical as well as mental.


Osamu decided he wanted a haircut too. I think it wasn't so much about grooming and more about the fact that the cheapo barber we go to has DVDs for kids and he likes watching Monsters, inc. In his mind he's like hmmm if I talk papa into spending ten bucks on a haircut for me I can watch the first part of a movie I love even though I can just as easily go home and watch the entire movie all comfy on the sofa without having to get a haircut or spend money but no I think this is a good plan and I stand by it. Strangely I get his logic. 

He did need a haircut though.


We got the same haircut. Sort of a Peaky Blinders goes to Supercuts kinda style.


He wears it better I think.

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