No hair

Shaved all my hair off on Friday.

Needless to say this event was not unrelated to the fact that I had temporarily suspended my non-drinking ban two hours previously but it was not a wholly impetuous act.

My hair and I have become increasingly estranged over the past few years and as I believe it has become almost obligatory for balding men of a certain age to shave their heads it is an act I have contemplated for some time.

I wouldn't ordinarily have chosen to fulfill such cultural obligations in the middle of winter but my hair was becoming increasingly unruly and children were beginning to point so I decided to pocket the $10.00 dollars it would have cost to have the job done professionally and set the clippers to work.

I had of course realised that it would be cold without hair and have taken the precaution of wearing a hat when outside but I wasn't quite prepared for the chill wind blowing around my head whilst in bed last night. I suppose I could wear a hat in bed too but it doesn't really seem right.

I suppose I'm pretty pleased with the results. Several people have said I look younger which may be one of those things you have to say when someone looks oddly different and you're not quite sure why.

No one said I look at bit peaky yet which was a concern. I'm quite thin and worried about looking undernourished but as only two sober people have seen my naked head I suppose I should give it time. This is the shortest it's been since I was born but is probably quite a dull thing to go on about so I'll tell you about my day yesterday instead.

After I've got myself a beer.