I’ll have a grey Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Gene

Is it the stress of moving across the country, away from my family and friends? The outlay of more than a half million dollars for a house? Or is it just that I’m 8 months away from 40?
Whatever the reason, I’m a bit disgruntled by the appearance of grey hairs everywhere. I was so cocky and sure of my perpetual youth, my full head of hair, the constant comments that I don’t look my age… and now, I’m giving serious thought to a little Grecian Formula.
I mean, I still don’t seem to be able to grow a decent beard, I’ve got the kind of growth pattern of a 13-year-old. Only difference is that patches of it now come in grey.
This is really disconcerting. I have serious trouble thinking of myself as 39, much less in my 40s. Maybe this is the thing they call “mid-life crisis.”