Rewriting is like a haircut

I finally got a haircut. I had my haircut short on Monday. I took my mother to the beauty parlor so she could get her hair washed and cut. So I got a haircut as well. I didn't have mine washed just cut.

Having my haircut got me to got me to thinking about rewriting. Rewriting is like having your haircut. In rewriting a story, you remove all the excess material that has nothing to do with the plot. A haircut is similar; you remove the hair that prevents you from looking good and feeling like new person.