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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Let me preface this by saying I’m American so I’m not sure of the cultural differences. Since male pattern baldness is pretty common I suspect this advice is pretty universal. But as a man who’s been bald since his mid 20s, first thing I’d do is shave my head to see if you like the look. You might be ok with it.

    Here’s the thing. Unless you have Elon Musk kind of money, there isn’t much you’ll be able to do other than prolong the inevitable. Do not go down the route of hair plugs, weaves, wigs, toupees, etc. You’ll always be that guy that people talk about with the hair issues. Kinda like those people that go too far with the plastic surgery. I had an old roommate who was very self conscious of being bald and did the hair club for men thing where they glue some sort of mat to your head and “sew” hair into it. It never looked right. Especially when he woke up in the morning. Your best bet as far as your looks are to control the things you can do something about. Work out, keep well groomed, take care of your teeth, learn to dress well, read something besides social media posts, start cool hobbies.

    If I learned anything in my 50+ years, the hair issues are so not important. I shave my head every morning so I never have to pay for a haircut, I never have a bad hair day, and when my wife runs her fingernails lightly over my head, it’s sends electric shocks down my spine. There are downsides, however. Sunburns really suck. I’m constantly putting little nicks in my head because the hair acts like a very good protective layer.

    Long story short, since there isn’t a cure yet your best bet is learn to accept it.

    Hope this helps.




















  • While I think this is kinda dumb, there are SO many exceptions it includes almost everyone. I understand they want to generate more data to determine the effectiveness of these vaccines, but this exception list is just pointless. Either open it up to everyone like it was or make the exception list more restrictive if you want to do actual science.

    Here is the exception list. Some of these should truly be exceptions, but inactivity? Depression? Granted I’m no doctor but this seems asinine.

    Key Underlying Health Conditions Include: • Chronic Diseases:

    •	Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) 
    
    •	Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m² or >95th percentile in children) 
    
    •	Chronic kidney disease (including those on dialysis) 
    
    •	Chronic liver diseases (such as cirrhosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis)  
    
    •	Chronic lung diseases (asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, cystic fibrosis) 
    
    •	Heart conditions (heart failure, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, etc.) 
    
    •	Cancer (including hematologic malignancies) 
    
    •	Cerebrovascular disease (such as stroke) 
    •	Immunocompromised States: 
    
    •	HIV infection 
    
    •	Primary immunodeficiencies 
    
    •	Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications 
    
    •	Solid organ or blood stem cell transplantation 
    
    •	Neurologic and Developmental Conditions: 
    
    •	Dementia, Parkinson’s disease 
    
    •	Disabilities (including Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, neurodevelopmental disorders, mobility disabilities, and others) 
    
    •	Mental Health Conditions: 
    
    •	Mood disorders (including depression) 
    
    •	Schizophrenia spectrum disorders 
    
    •	Other Conditions: 
    
    •	Pregnancy and recent pregnancy 
    
    •	Smoking (current or former) 
    
    •	Physical inactivity 
    
    •	Tuberculosis