Frugal Stock, Hairy Stock, and Flight of the Conchords

I was born of goodly parents. I come from good quality stock. Healthy stock. Faithful stock.
And frugal stock.

For those of you who don't have the privilege of knowing my dad, I think this saying sums him up. "He is a man of few needs and even fewer wants."
He lives by the motto: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. He works hard and has a hard time pampering himself. (I'm pretty sure he has a few boxes of walking shoes we've given him over the years, still unopened in his closet. I think we've given him the same pair for Christmas a few years now.)

I love my frugal father. I appreciate his work ethic. I do not appreciate, however, that I can't seem to buy myself a new pair of soccer cleats.

One reason is that these shoes lasted me through my "Murray Chicks Kick" days as a Spartan. (Although we kinda sucked more than "kicked". But that's beside the point.) How can one be attached to an inanimate object like old/stinky shoes? I don't know but I love these cleats with every fiber of my being. I'm tempted to duct tape them to make them last.

The other reason is my simple frugal nature that I come by genetically. I'm in the "make it do" stage. I can make these do right? Right Dad? Back me up here.

Sadly, I think not. I think they've kicked their last kick. (and probably tripped their last trip. I'm a bit of a clumsy fool even on the soccer field. Shocker, I know.)

In other exciting news, I got my hair cut and majorly thinned out today. (I also come from Hairy Stock. Seriously, talking horse hair people. Come to think of it, as a kid, I think my Mom used a shampoo called "Horse's Mane" on me. Sounds really pretty huh?)
Check out my teeny pony tail! Its so small!
I wish I would have taken a picture of the large furry animal on the ground at the salon when I left. Seriously looked like a brown bear cub.

And why didn't I know about these guys sooner?
Much more laughter has been in my life since JJ and I discovered these fellas. I highly recommend that you take 7 minutes and click on this link. So funny. Right up my humor alley.

Flight of the Conchords-Issues