2020 Hindsight: I Miss Chuck

My radio friend, Chris Carter, told me that 8/21/2020 is National Men's Grooming Day.  It made me smile on the 233rd day of 2020 because I got my 2nd haircut of the Covid times this week.  Now, my Covid haircuts have not been normal at all.  They've been done by my nephew, outside, with us masked on the back patio of my house and then the back deck.  And, I realize that there is something missing.  I love my nephew (he is also my Godson), but I also realize my 2020 Hindsight is that I Miss Chuck.  Chuck at Campus Hair and Nails (formerly Campus Barber) is an old school barber and has been cutting my hair for over 25 years.  Not that there is much to cut, but I always leave his shop with a feeling of neatness.  But, more than the cut, I appreciate his conversation.  We talk about his kids and where they go to college and now my kids and where they might go to college.  We talk about Penn, Penn politics, Penn sports, and Penn news.  It's more than just a haircut, it's a therapy session.  I hope that Chuck is able to reopen Campus Hair and Nails when this pandemic subsides enough to do so.  I may not be working on campus, but I will make the trip to get a cut from Chuck.  I have not seen him since February and I cannot wait for my next therapy session, I mean haircut.