Looking back at some lesser known events from 2012

The story usually starts with the small talk in the barber chair and the stylist asking, among other things, “So you have any big plans for the weekend?”

The deadpan response is generally, “Well I have to work,” to which the hair cutter offers the, “Aw, that’s to bad.” But the punch line goes something like: “Yeah, I’ve got to ‘work’ photographing a football or basketball game and then write about what I saw.”

That doesn’t sound like work, the stylist says between snips of the scissors. And I laughlingly agree with the usual, “It’s a dirty job…” line.

Normally this week’s edition of the Cheney...