Baldness, ugh, was Re: The perfectly shaped head & Pushing Thirty

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Joywitch, contradictorily wrote:

>I don't think I've ever found a bald man attractive, with one glaring
>exception, which is, of course, Patrick Stewart (sigh).  But Our
>Favorite Starship Captain is sexy *despite* his baldness, not because
>of it.

I was going to mention him if nobody else did!  I was given to
understand by a Trekker dermatologist that his Rogaine business
plummeted when Jean-Luc made it acceptable, even sexy to bare the scalp.

Joywitch again:

>Although, has anyone noticed this trend of bald women?  In the last
>few years, I have seen a number of women who have shaved their
>heads.  There was even an article about it in the newspaper, IIRC.
>It is surprisingly pretty, sometimes.  Once you get over the initial
>shock of a woman without hair, there is something quite nice about
>the contrast between the lack of hair and the soft features of her
>face.  Go figure.

I might consider it for comfort and ease of care but for one niggling
detail:  I'd resemble not so much Sigourney Weaver as Donald Pleasance.
Round punkin head, round punkin body, I need all the crowning glory I
can get!  Fortunately, so far [crossing fingers] I've only got a bit of
"distinguished sideburns" and not much more silver threads amongst the
chestnut.

Susan Fox-Davis
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