April 20th, 2008
If you have a couple of minutes to spare (ummm 10 min will do) you might want to consider playing around on this site.
Hairmixer lets you become the stylist to all of the A-list Hollywood celebrities- you can mix and match their hairstyles-or see what their styles will look like on you. I combined […]
By Laura -- 2 comments
April 13th, 2008
Great news to the baldies out there. The baldness-heart attack risk factor myth has been debunked.
The conclusion of this study reported in Scientific America, states
The results of this study suggest that male pattern baldness is not a surrogate measure of an important risk factor” for heart attacks or for atherosclerosis without symptoms
So now […]
By Laura -- 0 comments
March 16th, 2008
Is there anyone on this planet who is somewhat connected to their computer who doesn’t know about social networking sites? I can not go anywhere without running into someone talking about Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. Now the baldies have their own networking site, at Alopecia World. It is a brand new social […]
By Laura -- 0 comments
November 28th, 2007
So its the end of Movember. How did you get on with growing a mustache?
Was it a great and successful experiment? Are you glad that its the end of the month and you can shave off that ’stache?
Or are you liking how its kind of keeping you warm in the winter, but just don’t like […]
By Laura -- 0 comments
May 26th, 2007
Say that five times fast!
(Before we go any further the answer is, “Yes, I will delete any comments consisting of ‘that that that that that.’”)
Trichotillomania. Of Greek origin: trich (hair) + tillein (to pull) + and maniaor (frenzy; morbid desire). Put it all together and you get the compulsive urge to pull one’s hair […]
By Bald Man -- 1 comment
April 6th, 2007
Ran across a question over at Balding Blog that made me smile…
What is a Flowbee?
Ah, now that’s a blast from the past. I never used one, so I can’t blame my hair loss on it. Though I recall jokes about the Flowbee being responsible for such.
I remember the Wayne’s World knock off… The Suck-n-Cut.
“It sucks […]
By Bald Man -- 0 comments
February 14th, 2007
So a couple weeks ago I get an email from Ellie Sanders about this new website, Team Alopecia. In her words:
Team Alopecia is a brand new website for alopecians, and their supporters. The site features: a ‘reviews’ section for alopecia related products and services; a ‘Superstars’ page highlighting accomplished and high-profile alopecians; a ‘videos’ […]
By Bald Man -- 0 comments
February 9th, 2007
Yesterday was out monthly Topic du Jour. (I don’t know why that name hasn’t caught on, but I’m sticking with it. More panache than “Theme Day,” doncha think?)
At any rate, Kristen at Lively Women has the full scoop. I’ll point you to Tony’s lazy-8 musings; Laura’s honest ConFeSsion and Hsien’s love poem. (I’m a sucker […]
By Bald Man -- 0 comments
February 4th, 2007
The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report had a small item of interest recently. (Go here and scroll all the way to the bottom.) A charity walk/run is being organized by father daughter team Brian and Abby Ter Haar. Abby is in the eighth grade, runs cross-country and has alopecia areata. Abby was diagnosed seven years […]
By Bald Man -- 0 comments
January 31st, 2007
OK, it is the middle of winter here, so the skin tone on my M&M might be a little dark, but here you go anyway…
M&M’s, the Official Candy of Baldiness.com. I can’t think of a candy that offers a better tribute.
h/t - Cotton Timer, or one of her clones.
Tags: alopecia, bald, baldness, hair-loss, M&MShare This
By Bald Man -- 1 comment
Recent Comments