Recession? What recession!

For the past several years, I have been checking my retirement account on a regular basis. Two years ago, I didn't want to look. Last year, I couldn't wait to look. Now, it's a case of "been there, done that." Lost some, got some back. Ho hum.

But that RECESSION is not the RECESSION that has been on my mind. The recession that seems to be taking up a good deal of waking time in the one on the top of my head--the recession of my hairline. My father was bald but for many years, had quite an exquisite comb-over that minimized his challenged follicles. My mother's brothers all had heads of hair (or should "heads of hairs" be more correct?) so I thought that I would be spared my father's comb-over indignation.

It's the sort of thing that kind of sneaks up on you, like a mugger in a dark alley. Of course, knowing that muggers are in dark alleys, one should not go there..... but I digress. My recession has apparently been going on for several years now so how come I was the last to see it? In my morning mirror, it didn't seem so bad. In fact, for a guy that is Social Security eligible, I thought that most people would be happy to have as much hair as me. And since I didn't appear in many photos (I'm usually the one behind, not in front of the camera), I just didn't see it. But there it is..... or should I say "there it isn't.

The good news is that my wife doesn't seem to mind. The bad news is that there is nothing I can do about it, kind of like the other recession. They are both out of my hands. At least with the economy, I can cast a vote next year but I see no viable alternatives to President Obama at the present moment. The poor guy can't seem to catch a break. But he does have a full head of hair. It makes me ponder why anyone would want to run for president, let alone be president. And come to think of it, the first president that I recall was Dwight D. Eisenhower or IKE for short. And short he was--of hair follicles. Handsome guy eh?

Recession? What recession!