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Tokyo, 2009.08.08

The barbershop that cut Kenny's hair has posted a photo of our son to their website.

I forwarded this to my family, and my father responded saying:

What a cute photo.The start of many visits to barber shops.

This actually reminds me of my first visit to a barber to have my hair cut. This was in Burgdorf to a little 2 man shop where the guy who cut my hair actually was a POW. I believe he was a French soldier who obviously was not suffering so terribly as a forced labourer.

A good reminder of what privileged times we live in, and an important piece of historical context for the family.

rand()m quote

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

—Joseph Heller Catch-22