Can You Dig It?

By Author: Thomas Strickland
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According to The Mock Turtles, people dig it when they turn on a light, see how big and strong you've grown, and recognize you've taken to standing on your own. This is confirmation, as if we needed it, that men who stand out from the crowd are dug (or should that be digged?). We admire the loner, the one who does his own thing not caring whether anyone else is following or not. The only issue is whether you prove to be a force for good or evil. The maverick can have a slightly poor rep in some circles. So, when it comes to fashion, where do you stand on hair (other than in the barber's shop, of course)? Some men actively embrace it, shaving their heads and standing out proud for all to see. Although they're all getting a little old now, so there are other explanations for the loss of hair, men like Andre Agassi, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson and Homer Simpson have made a feature of their baldness from the early days of their celebrity. They challenged expectations and proved anyone with confidence can remain a celebrity and command respect.

This should be a lesson for us all. No one would criticize Mike Tyson. . . Well, ...
... that's actually a little unfair since he had a habit of using critics as punchbags when he was in the fight game. It's rather the same for Steve Austin who could knock you stone cold if you even hinted a thought about the lack of hair. For us mere mortals, all we need to be is good at what we do and most people around us will value us and ignore the lack of hair. So wimpy little guys like Michael Stipe are praised just because they can sing in tune, and no one said too many bad things about Demi Moore when she shaved her hair off in G.I Jane, or Natalie Portman who managed to make baldness cool in V for Vendetta. It all just goes to show you can live a successful life without hair on your head.

For those of you less confident about a radical shaving of all remaining hairs and the application of something vaguely perfumed to cut down the glare of reflected light, there's always working from home. With the arrival of the internet and high-speed download speeds, more people can sell their services from wherever they plug in their PCs. This is not to advise you to become like a hermit. But simply to point out there are new ways to make money with less need for people to meet you face-to-face. It all depends on how comfortable you are in your own skin. If you are finding too many people are making fun of you when the first signs of the characteristic pattern start to show, Propecia is the tried and trusted drug to keep your hair in place. It all depends on you starting early in the cycle of hair loss. Leave it too long and nothing will persuade your hair to grow back. But a final warning. Always get a doctor to confirm you have pattern baldness. Otherwise taking Propecia will be ineffective.