Friday, November 09, 2007
Back to Real Life
I know what you're thinking. "Walter, Campaign 2007 was so much fun. Can't it just go on forever?"
Sorry, Virginia, but Election 2007 cannot go on forever. It's time to move on. Life in the Neary household is still adjusting. I have spent a couple of consecutive nghts at home, and it turns out I have TWO children! And they are both pretty neat. I'm not saying they missed their father ... but the other night, my son, four days shy of turning 16, joined me for a shopping trip to the Dollar Store, Office Depot AND Bed, Bath and Beyond. He was spending time with dad. It was pretty cool, but hopefully we will find other trips to take.
My wife, of course, has resumed her insistence that I grow out my hair longer, which is something a little trickier to do during a campaign when people expect you to look candidate-y. You have to understand, Cindy's opening position in negotiations is that I should have a ponytail. Normally, I'm not too receptive to the idea. Given a political group's claims that Lakewood politicians should be younger than even they are, maybe a ponytail would have been a plus for me this year.
But it's a personal thing. Walter and ponytails just don't get along. Those of you who remember me from The Lakewood Journal in the mid-90s will recall what happened when I tried to grow a ponytail then. The results were not pretty because my hair fell about a half-inch short of being able to hold a hairband. And my hair just did not grow any longer. The Neary hair does not support ponytail length. But I think you will see the length creep up, or out, just a bit longer as negotiations continue in the household.
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Sorry, Virginia, but Election 2007 cannot go on forever. It's time to move on. Life in the Neary household is still adjusting. I have spent a couple of consecutive nghts at home, and it turns out I have TWO children! And they are both pretty neat. I'm not saying they missed their father ... but the other night, my son, four days shy of turning 16, joined me for a shopping trip to the Dollar Store, Office Depot AND Bed, Bath and Beyond. He was spending time with dad. It was pretty cool, but hopefully we will find other trips to take.
My wife, of course, has resumed her insistence that I grow out my hair longer, which is something a little trickier to do during a campaign when people expect you to look candidate-y. You have to understand, Cindy's opening position in negotiations is that I should have a ponytail. Normally, I'm not too receptive to the idea. Given a political group's claims that Lakewood politicians should be younger than even they are, maybe a ponytail would have been a plus for me this year.
But it's a personal thing. Walter and ponytails just don't get along. Those of you who remember me from The Lakewood Journal in the mid-90s will recall what happened when I tried to grow a ponytail then. The results were not pretty because my hair fell about a half-inch short of being able to hold a hairband. And my hair just did not grow any longer. The Neary hair does not support ponytail length. But I think you will see the length creep up, or out, just a bit longer as negotiations continue in the household.
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