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Why does the media refer to the guy with the fringe on the sides and around the back as "balding"? I mean those guys are as bald as any male gets, with the exception of some on chemo or those who have certain rare medical disorders.

"Balding" should be used for those who still have some feathers on top and will probably lose still more hair
 

Good point.

Maybe it's to distinguish us from guys getting chemo or who have alopecia or whatever, but if so it's totally unnecessary. 20 years ago I was balding. Now I'm bald. You can be real about it, it's okay.
 
Murrmurr said:
After you spend over half a year in 80 to 100 degrees, 40 feels pretty dang cold.
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Yeah, I set the thermometer at 68F and walk around inside wearing a hooded jacket. And all along I attributed that attire to a combination of old age and low bodyweight without considering loss of follicles.

And to think that in high school, one of my nicknames was forest top.
 
Murrmurr said:
Great idea! Think my congressman will go for it?
We actually rely heavily on the mountain snow, but there hasn't been much of it in a while.
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It depends on his political affiliation. ;) So you aren't getting the kind of snow we are this year in Oregon? I'm not sure what the depths are, and if they are still below normal. It's just been a while since we've had this much. Every year is has been less and less here.
 
Phoenix said:
It depends on his political affiliation. ;) So you aren't getting the kind of snow we are this year in Oregon? I'm not sure what the depths are, and if they are still below normal. It's just been a while since we've had this much. Every year is has been less and less here.
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We haven't even had much rain. A few days with a little off-and-on drizzle, warm and sunny in between. Usually that means a wet spring, but there's been nothing usual about this year.
 
Murrmurr said:
We haven't even had much rain. A few days with a little off-and-on drizzle, warm and sunny in between. Usually that means a wet spring, but there's been nothing usual about this year.
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Yes, that's true for all of us on the West Coast. Did the fires hit your area?
 
Murrmurr said:
No but we had weeks on end when the air was smoky and dark.
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We had smoke and orange skies here too, but I'm sure it wasn't as bad as it was where you are.
Murrmurr said:
Yeah, I almost convinced my doctor that the spots on my lung x-rays is NOT from cigarettes.
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I don't smoke, but I get tired of them always blaming everything on smoking. It negates the message. They don't do the same with drinking. I assume the alcohol lobby is stronger.
 
"Balding" implies that it's an ongoing process & has not reached its final state, so there's still some hope left. :giggle:
"Bald" implies that it's a done deal & all hope is lost. šŸ˜
 
win231 said:
"Balding" implies that it's an ongoing process & has not reached its final state, so there's still some hope left. :giggle:
"Bald" implies that it's a done deal & all hope is lost. šŸ˜
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The hair on my legs is balding. There's a lot less of it now and I only have to shave them once a week instead of every day, and what does grow in is not as bristley. To me this is a good thing.
 
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