For many years I have had my hair cut at Great Clips. For a long time, I had my favorite cutter, and when she moved from my neighborhood shop to across town, to Albany , to Woodburn, I followed her. Recently, I have been taking potluck at the shop in my new neighborhood. Crapshoot may be a better word than potluck. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. I just cannot bare to spend much time or money or have anyone say the word “product” to me at the clip joint.

Today I drove right over after signing in online and was immediately seated by Franz, whom I had never seen in there before. Actually, that shop seems to have a very fast turnover in employees. I showed Franz the picture of the cut I like, and he set to work. By way of making nice, I asked him whether he had lived in Salem very long. He said no. He had moved here about a year ago from Las Vegas for a new life. I told him I had moved to Salem for much the same reason. I asked him whether he had done this kind of work in Vegas. He said no. He had worked in construction. Sort of struck terror in my heart!

But you know what? I think this is the best hair cut I’ve had in a long time. Sometimes I ike living on the edge. Pictures later.