hair today

 My west coast brother tells me that today is "Be Bald and Be Free Day." Since he is bald he figures this is his day for sure.  It's also "National Chocolate Covered Insects Day" but I would rather not dwell on that except to say "What a waste of good chocolate."

So let's consider baldness.  I do think that being bald seems much more acceptable to most men than it did in years past.  You don't see many men with comb-overs these days.  Thank goodness.  In fact many men, including my son, shave their heads regularly to keep the 'bald is beautiful' look.  

I have one woman friend who deliberately shaves her head and on her bald looks good.  

Of course sometimes baldness is the result of cancer treatments and that is nothing to make light of.  However I do have two good friends who are in that situation and handle it beautifully.  One of these friends showed up in church some months ago wearing a nicely styled purple wig.  Everybody loved it. Another friend who has lost her hair wears attractive turbans that match her outfits.   

My advice, enjoy your hair while you have it, but don't worry if it disappears.  You know the old saying "Hair today and gone tomorrow."