JEFF PEARLMAN

JEFF PEARLMAN

The freshly shaved head

Shaved my head last night. Felt friggin’ great. Always love shaving my head, watching the brown hair fall to the newspaper like little pieces of poop-stained snow. On that odd thought, Top 10 small pleasures I get from life:

1. Shaving my head.

2. Hot shower in the middle of the day.

3. NFL highlights that don’t feature the words of: Chris Berman, Stu Scott, Emmitt Smith, Steve Young, Tom Jackson or anyone who works for ESPN, Fox, NBC or CBS.

4. The final five steps of a long run.

5. A kiss on the cheek from my daughter.

6. My 2-year-old singing along to the “Ha … Ha … Ha … Ha” chorus in the song “Prestige Replicas” by Von Hayes.

7. Big, baggy hooded sweatshirt on a 20-degree day.

8. The new Sports Illustrated with a 5,000-word Gary Smith profile on somebody I’ve never heard of.

9. Thinking about my Grandma Herz.

10. A back rub from my wife.

Word.