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More Gray Hairs
2026-06-08
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At the  start of my  vacation I  accidentally trimmed my  beard down
much too short.  It's been about a week, so I've got close to an 8th
of  an inch  of  growth back,  but  the colour  of  it is  certainly
different than what it was before the accident.

I'm not completely  shocked -- I will  be forty next year  -- but it
sure seems as  though the grayification is  accelerating.  The hairs
on top  of my head  are still  mostly holding up,  and I seem  to be
defeating male  pattern baldness  (thinning a  bit, but  mostly it's
still  all there)  so there's  not much  to complain  about in  that
department.

However, there are certainly other aches and pains. For one, my knee
hasn't been  the same  since I  busted it  up during  the lockdowns.
Then, there's the plantar soreness that  seems to flair up from time
to  time. Just  recently I  stepped on  a lego.  That was  a one-off
thing, not  a recurring pain.   Though my  heel is shooting  in pain
from it right now!

I can  still do much  of what I  used to do.  I'm not that  old! But
every little ache and bother reminds me that it's probably not going
to get better as the years  progress.  Thankful as well that despite
being a heavy  emacs user for nearly 20 years  that my pinky fingers
are still attached.