The sideswipe
February 21, 2013
I started wearing my hair pretty short about a year ago. I realized that a guy can only do a comb over so long 😮 It is just the way it is… I am going bald.
I am not a vain person. Baldness doesn’t bother me … getting old does, a little bit … but I can’t stop that either. I will not get hair plugs, hair extensions or a toupee. So the next best option for me, was to start wearing it short and embracing my extended face 😮
Last night, I sat down to get a haircut. Connie had the clippers all ready and made a big swipe up the side of my head. I heard her gasp, cover the spot where the clippers had just been with her hand and exclaim… “Oops, sorry honey!” She had forgotten to put the little plastic depth gauge on the clipper head.
We laughed a bit, especially when I said, use the shortest gauge we have and it will blend in. She was bent over with laughter trying to tell me that there was no such thing as “blending in.” There was NO hair.
I am sporting a much shorter hairdo than normal. The shortness also revealed a few other places where hair has taken a vacation and is not home! I doubt that it will return. Connie was the most bothered because her mistake occured in the winter … no big deal, I’ll just wear a different hat …. for quite awhile 😮
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RicelandMeadows 
LMAO!!!!
Comment by Charlie February 21, 2013 @ 12:21 pmNow,that there is funny!
Comment by Bob T. February 21, 2013 @ 10:11 pmYou are right Bob … funny but colder.. I’ll tell you that!
Comment by ricelandmeadows February 23, 2013 @ 7:34 pmHey, I think you did this to yourself once or twice when you were a kid, so what’s the big deal?? Never could let you near the scissors.
Comment by Aunt June February 22, 2013 @ 8:28 amYou are right… I used to hide behind the couch with a pair of shears and snip away!
Comment by ricelandmeadows February 23, 2013 @ 7:33 pmIf there was a good place for that to happen, it did… she could have started on top! this way you can say which is your best side.
Comment by Kat February 24, 2013 @ 1:17 pmThose of us that know you tho, know there are only good sides to Ralph! Kat
Thank you for the nice words Kat!
Comment by ricelandmeadows February 24, 2013 @ 6:38 pmI did that to Tom once or twice. My dad always says when I cut his hair, only thing between a good haircut and a bad one is a week or two! 🙂 Keep the good attitude Ralph!
Comment by Robin February 26, 2013 @ 1:46 pmOMG!!! Love It!! Jason did the same thing to Justin!!!! Then they sent me a pic that said Look Ga Ga I’m BALD! Sending you the pic now.
Comment by Mindy February 26, 2013 @ 4:51 pm