tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post3299994851611083271..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: MiscellaneaBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68921040749545470032012-05-28T12:05:44.013-06:002012-05-28T12:05:44.013-06:00Thank ya for the kindest o' kind words, Moogie...Thank ya for the kindest o' kind words, Moogie.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-57091545821239527792012-05-28T09:25:38.539-06:002012-05-28T09:25:38.539-06:00Good news about the eyes and JW Green! And I'l...Good news about the eyes and JW Green! And I'll put my vote in the good new barber category. Long hair reminds me too much of my colleagues from the College of Arts and Humanities (we folk in the College of Business Admin referred to them as "Ahs") --you know, the holdover hippie type. <br /><br />Lookin' good, Buck! ( and, I'm with Andy -- the slightly more filled out look becomes you!)Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-14332129152775539762012-05-26T17:51:21.426-06:002012-05-26T17:51:21.426-06:00OK. I went. I read. We are NOT related. ;-)OK. I went. I read. We are NOT related. <b>;-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-51555766247491067302012-05-26T13:47:05.274-06:002012-05-26T13:47:05.274-06:00Didn't you hit the link, Buc? The blog has a G...Didn't you hit the link, Buc? The blog has a GREAT backgrounder on its very own "Lord Pennington" on the front of home page! Go Read! You'll LOL!!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-41270774828830088872012-05-26T13:33:38.690-06:002012-05-26T13:33:38.690-06:00Shopping for a barber is a thankless and time cons...Shopping for a barber is a thankless and time consuming task, with little or no reward, too. I hate it.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-50791146967857991842012-05-26T13:32:43.525-06:002012-05-26T13:32:43.525-06:00The only royalty that I **know** I'm related t...The only royalty that I **know** I'm related to is the "Royal Fuck-up." And I don't know The Whiskey Chronicles, either. Google is not my friend for that term, all I get is a blog named thusly and links to it.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-83496573712782703132012-05-26T13:07:54.521-06:002012-05-26T13:07:54.521-06:00Ain't it the truth! We had finally settled on...Ain't it the truth! We had finally settled on a Thai Barber Lady, who has been cutting our hair for about 10 years now. But, over the last year, she has become increasingly ornery (especially to Pam) about what "we want," as opposed to what she thinks would look good.<br /><br />Sigh...<br /><br />I hate barber shopping...but, it's time again.<br /><br />Sigh...Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-79505259475518287782012-05-26T12:44:16.207-06:002012-05-26T12:44:16.207-06:00All valid points, Dan. I laugh even at the though...All valid points, Dan. I laugh even at the <i>thought</i> of comb-overs... they're the height of ridiculousness. I think I would shave my head if I were in the seriously balding crowd, but that's mere speculation on my part since genetics have blessed me with a reasonably full head o' hair at my semi-advanced age. I can deal with the fact almost all of its former color is gone, and can even joke about bein' a "light blonde" now. But I don't like that, given I have more than my share of vanity.<br /><br />But... on barbers. My quest to find someone/anyone who cuts hair the way YOU want it, rather than the way THEY want it has been well documented in these pages over the last six and a half years. And Now... Nirvana! Hallelujah! (She'll prolly quit next month, that's my luck.)Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-32167663137996026732012-05-26T12:23:37.224-06:002012-05-26T12:23:37.224-06:00Buck and Andy, all this talk about guys looking be...Buck and Andy, all this talk about guys looking better with hair depresses me. And, since I do have a dog in this hunt (meaning I'm shaved head bald), I would like to point out as forcefully as possible without offense (which is probably impossible), there's nothing anywhere, no not even an old hippie David Crosby look, that looks as funny as a comb-over. Am I right?<br /><br />And guys with that half peeled look, the ones with the hair on the sides and back but a bald pate, some of them can bring that off okay, most can't. IMHO.<br /><br />And, even though I know no more than you all about what a woman thinks is good looking in a guy, some guys who have taken the honest (I chose that word carefully) approach, the full shaved head, still look good, IMHO. For example, Terry O'Quinn who played John Locke on Lost. And Michael Chiklis who was on the Shield tv drama and has been in several movies. I think both of these guys' careers improved when they took the honest approach and shaved what was left of their hair off. <br /><br />Anyway, Buck, glad you eyes checked out okay. And your haircut looks good. It's been a long time now, but I still have memories about what it was like to have a barber who cut your hair the way you liked it.Dapper Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230099347154360809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-72774875988475604662012-05-26T11:28:11.748-06:002012-05-26T11:28:11.748-06:00Slightly OT, but tangentially appropriate, I think...<i>Slightly</i> OT, but tangentially appropriate, I think: Did you know you were related to royalty? The former Lord Mayor of London Sir Issac Pennington? (how could you have been stationed in the London area and missed this? Or maybe you didn't and have written about it earlier and I missed it) <br /><br />OTOH, perhaps (more likely, even :) ) you are linked more closely to the "Lord Pennington" of <i>The Whiskey Chronicles</i>. LOL!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-13282165066210208582012-05-26T11:25:59.787-06:002012-05-26T11:25:59.787-06:00Yeah, old hippies ARE sad... valid point. David C...Yeah, old hippies ARE sad... valid point. David Crosby is prolly the poster child for this phenomenon. And thanks for the compliment!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-51818807835186085322012-05-26T11:23:36.025-06:002012-05-26T11:23:36.025-06:00I've noticed that Blogger has quit sending me ...I've noticed that Blogger has quit sending me e-mails when I get a comment, too. Or rather they're bein' VERY erratic about it. Yeah, "not TOO long" is kinda-sorta where I'm at.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67191070973866497382012-05-26T11:22:05.003-06:002012-05-26T11:22:05.003-06:00Not busy enough, though.Not busy <i>enough,</i> though.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-78611246546690869602012-05-25T20:35:54.958-06:002012-05-25T20:35:54.958-06:00Buck, no offense, but I think it's sad when I ...Buck, no offense, but I think it's sad when I see guys your age still clinging to the hippie look they wore thirty years ago...or just ten years ago. <br /><br />Renee did a great job on your hair. The shorter hair puts the focus on your incredible blue eyes, too. Own your age 'cause you're looking good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-17287679513707355882012-05-25T20:35:03.647-06:002012-05-25T20:35:03.647-06:00I tried leaving a comment with my Kindle Fire - ty...I tried leaving a comment with my Kindle Fire - typed it out with one finger, but someway I lost it. Basically, I said that I like men with short, but not shaved hair. Very few men can carry off the longhair look. You may be one of the few, but not too long, please.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68920583813238681752012-05-25T17:05:56.511-06:002012-05-25T17:05:56.511-06:00It's those piercing baby-blues...no wonder Buc...It's those piercing baby-blues...no <i>wonder</i> Buck is being kept busy as of late.. :)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11491836830352263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59255212348608920082012-05-25T14:41:16.501-06:002012-05-25T14:41:16.501-06:00Trying to stay under the radar for a variety of re...Trying to stay under the radar for a variety of reasons, Buck. <br /><br />But, sometimes I can't hep myself! I'm hopeless when left to my own devices.<br /><br />I'm with you on the ALL guys looking better with hair. My boys go through that shaved head deal from time to time. I always hold my tongue, but personally, I think they look retarded...just about as retarded as me with no hair.<br /><br />As to the weight...maybe it's the camera angle. But, in the photo you look like you've put on a pound or two, and you really needed to. <br /><br />Hell! I sound like my Mama!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59919723493699555652012-05-25T14:29:40.756-06:002012-05-25T14:29:40.756-06:00In re: the injury. I'm glad you're still ...In re: the injury. I'm glad you're still with us. You shoulda blogged that, not just a throw-off line in a V-log.<br /><br />Personally... I think all guys look better with hair. But what the hell do **I** know about that?<br /><br />In re: weight. I may have added a pound or two, but no more than two. I AM eating better, though... having the space to cook and a dishwasher does wonders for the motivation in that (ahem) space.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-48213859300220200742012-05-25T14:19:52.035-06:002012-05-25T14:19:52.035-06:00I love Renee, too. Bitchin' job she did!!!
A...I love Renee, too. Bitchin' job she did!!!<br /><br />As you know, I had to "#2" my rapidly balding cranium due to an horrendous injury that almost took my life.<br /><br />I've polled all of the women that I work with, and all the women whose opinions I respect. It came out 29-1 to keep the buzz cut.<br /><br />Problem is...the "1" is the one I sleep with. <br /><br />Guess I'll lose the clippers...<br /><br />Truth is, I'm glad she wants me to grow it back. She may not REALLY want me to, <b>but I know she knows I think I look better with what's left of my hair.</b> <br /><br />She's a keeper.<br /><br />Dude! You look like you've put on a couple of pounds. Apartment life becomes you.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945901944078164054noreply@blogger.com