Seymour Flops
Diamond Member
This is partly in response to Dr.Destructo's post on getting old gracefully.
Doctor, I cannot tell you how to go about coping with getting older, because I don't know your situation.
My way of coping is to find humor in it, and to double down on exercising and healthy eating to minimize the effects of aging as much as I can.
Anyway, as part of that, I decided to take a "before" picture, before going on a weight loss kick. I stripped down to gym shorts and used my iPhone timer to take a pic of my physique as it was this morning. Then I thought, 'why not take a back shot, since I'm not having to use my bathroom mirror.' Big mistake. I'm sure I've seen it, but in two mirrors and with old eyes.
As a younger man, I had a mass of curly hair on my lower back, similar to my chest hair. Luckily I found one of the last women who doesn't expect men to shave themselves smooth as ten year olds. When I looked at the high def picture of my back, I was shocked. The hair on my back is much thicker, and not curly. Also it is up near my shoulders now. It hangs downward like bigfoot, with thinning hair. I have taken to shaving the upper part of my chest, since Mrs. Flops does object to grey hairs sticking over my polo shirt.
Talk about re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
I'm either going to find an extension rod for razors, or get this mess waxed off. I can't believe I don't sit an inch from the bed when I roll my back. As I type, I am thinking about all that fur behind me. No wonder I didn't get cold during our recent snows.
Doctor, I cannot tell you how to go about coping with getting older, because I don't know your situation.
My way of coping is to find humor in it, and to double down on exercising and healthy eating to minimize the effects of aging as much as I can.
Anyway, as part of that, I decided to take a "before" picture, before going on a weight loss kick. I stripped down to gym shorts and used my iPhone timer to take a pic of my physique as it was this morning. Then I thought, 'why not take a back shot, since I'm not having to use my bathroom mirror.' Big mistake. I'm sure I've seen it, but in two mirrors and with old eyes.
As a younger man, I had a mass of curly hair on my lower back, similar to my chest hair. Luckily I found one of the last women who doesn't expect men to shave themselves smooth as ten year olds. When I looked at the high def picture of my back, I was shocked. The hair on my back is much thicker, and not curly. Also it is up near my shoulders now. It hangs downward like bigfoot, with thinning hair. I have taken to shaving the upper part of my chest, since Mrs. Flops does object to grey hairs sticking over my polo shirt.
Talk about re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
I'm either going to find an extension rod for razors, or get this mess waxed off. I can't believe I don't sit an inch from the bed when I roll my back. As I type, I am thinking about all that fur behind me. No wonder I didn't get cold during our recent snows.
