Well, Gents, I am about to finish my thirty days of the thirty-day rule. As I write, I have a one-day stubble that is about to come off. Something shifted in my mind recently. I shaved my head several times, but I never kept it shaved. I think that I imagined that I would look terrible totally bald, or something like that. Anyway, at the beginning of these 30 days, I was going to skip shaving for family gathering and, suddenly, I thought, what the hell? It's my head, I want to shave it, I don't care what other people think. For the record, nobody said anything negative. The few comments I've gotten have been positive. So, it looks as if my fringe is staying off. As many of you have said, I feel free now--and a bit more self-confident. Also, I just turned 61. That helped--what's so shocking about a bald 61-year-old?
I won't really ask, "Why didn't I do this sooner?" because I think that I'm doing it now that I am ready. I think that, after retiring in a couple of years (I still am conscious of how I look at work), I'll grow a full bushy beard (instead of my trim goatee) and maybe laser off the fringe. We'll see. Anyway, thanks for all your encouragement. It really does help that, not only on this website but in real life, I see a lot of Sly guys. It's just a fact of life. As soon as I use my friend's digital camera (I still don't have one of my own, nor a fancy-shmancy camera cellphone), I'll post a shaved pic. I am enjoying this!
