"Hey big Rob how ya doing man?" asked Leon White, aka "Sticks". Leon was 41 now, and had been getting his haircut at Robert Jackson's barbershop since he was in middle school. Through all those illadvised haircuts, Leon had been "Sticks" for a reason; tall and lean, even in middle age. And Robert had been at least slightly chubby...
"Just great brother, God is good!"
"Oh yeah? Well, does look like you've been eating good!"
"Heh, well, can't argue with that I suppose!" Replied Robert, rubbing his belly for emphasis. In his later years, just him, his wife Nellie (and her amazing cooking!) and his old buddies (all former athletic teammates of Rob's) filled his life - and his plate. Always tall at 6'2, in the past year Rob had gone up from 215 to 245, and he showed no signs of slowing down.
"Well, if you don't slow down you ain't gonna be able to reach my head from behind!" teased Leon, mesmerized by the older man's late expansion, and curious how it happened...
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