CHINNY CHIN CHIN

HAIRCUT TIME

I don't get around much during this pandemic, and I get my hair cut and beard trimmed by a very pleasant beautician here in my retirement community, rather than at some strip mall.

However, because of  Delta and Omicron, new restrictions have become necessary and I may not be able to get a haircut here anytime soon. That's OK.  I've been fully vaccinated, but I wouldn't want to spread the virus if it's trigger is hidden in my body, just waiting to burst forth, and I don't want to have the virus invade my body (however mild) from an unknown carrier.

I probably have not expressed myself well about my pandemic fear, but you know what I mean.

PIGGIES

A mean old wolf sees three pigs, each in a new house that they have built. One with straw, one with sticks, and one with bricks. He confronts each pig with: 

"Little pig, little pig, let me come in." and each pig replies:

"Not by the hairs on my chinny chin chin."

The wolf gets angry and says:

"Then I'll huff and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in,"

Which the wolf does for the pig in straw and pig in sticks... and he made his supper of poor little piggies.

(I can remember my mother telling me this story when I was four years old, and this part scared me and gave me nightmares for some time.)

The wolf did not have success with the brick-house pig and got so frustrated that he climbed down the chimney to get to the pig that way.  However, the wolf didn't know about the boiling pot of water waiting for him at the chimney bottom.

The brick-house piggie had delicious wolf stew for his supper that night.

You know the moral.

(I will be living with my chinny chin chin until Covid is conquered.") 

HAIR

"When the moon is in the Seventh House

And Jupitor aligns with Mars,

Then peace will guide the planet

And love will steer the stars..."

The Age of Aquarius by Galt MacDermot.

The "American Tribal Love-rock Musical" was written by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, with music by Mr. MacDermot.  In my view, it was a "hippie" celebration of anti-war activity, with partially clothed or nude chorus-boys and girls prancing about the stage, having a great time.  I liked it.

(I will be looking like a long-haired "hippie" until Covid is conquered.)

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Go, and braid that hair.