a blip ...

i must admit my blogging rate is pathetic at its best. in midst of a rejoinder blog which i started a week ago, i decided to post this little one. definitely a blip in my blog mindset of late. all because of a little blip in my mop of hair atop my head....

yes, i am balding and in the back. all the hot shower to clear my head has started working literally.
a nice little blip, like a patch of erosion in midst of amazon forest. this has shaken me a bit as it made me aware of slipping of time in more than one ways. i was reminded of 2 incidents from not so long ago past, both dating to good ole times in syracuse when i was in grad school.

firstly, tis not a secret, that i have inherited my grandfather's wide forehead. I maintain it is not a receding hairline, but people do tend to disagree with me on this. And all the time, i would remind them of the classical barber's adage with a certain flavor from me

Baldness in the front,says the man is a thinker
Baldness in the back, shows the man is a romantic cavalier.
so when asked earnestly,
by a man whose neck was all in foam
what if the loss was from both fronts,
the barber smiled,
the barber sneered,
the barber cleaned his blade,
and bellowed,
ha my friend,
you would expect me to say,
such a man is a thinker and a romantic cavalier
but alas my friend,
such a man is but one who thinks he is a romantic cavalier.

There you go. I have stepped down from the thinking man stratosphere to a deluded man. blame it on age? hot shower ? my genes?

the second thing which struct me, was yes the same barber was working his way on my roommate's head. This was one such person who had to endure baldness at rather an early age.
"concerned", the barber asked him.
My roomie sighed and said, "yes i am yet single and this thing is one more hurdle in my dating odyssey"
"Ha", the good ole barber as expected bellowed.
"My friend, I have been bald for 34 years and i have been married to this date for 34 years"

[Editorial note:usually , such a story would end in this feel good statement, but my life and the ones around me are wrought with darkness and so ]

and then he added with a twinkle, "oh but you are an indian. i do have some alcohol in the back. Please feel free to make yourself a drink or two. You will need them".

of course, none of us to date will ever know if he was joking or really feeling for my roomie.

o well, a blip because of a blip.....


Comments

Moonstruck Girl said…
Finally got around to leaving a comment on this one :) I loved this post :) Waiting for your next one .. Hope to see you around this weekend :)

Love,
Me (You Know Who :D)
4/18/2008 3:02 AM
Moonstruck Girl said…
You better blog now! I am tagging you. You are going to like this one, I'm sure :)

http://impulsive-outpourings.blogspot.com/2008/06/le-noir.html

Cheers,
Me
6/25/2008 12:43 PM
Moonstruck Girl said…
Tagging you again!
You better resume blogging :)

http://impulsive-outpourings.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-fives.html
6/25/2008 1:05 PM
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