I started losing my hair at about
age 21. I first noticed it as a few hairs in the sink in England . No big deal. I noticed a few more in Florida , more in Wichita Falls and San
Antonio , Texas . Even more in California and Okinawa , and more in Mississippi . It got even more serious in Virginia . My hairline started to recede, and I developed a
noticeable bald spot. Still, when I looked in the mirror, I could see a lot of
hair (at least in the front), and I never looked at the back. I have lost a
hair or two in nearly every state of the union (including Hawaii and Alaska ). I have to wear a hat nearly all the time to avoid too
much sun on my mostly bald pate. I started telling my barber that a really good
barber could get rid of the bald spot, but he just laughed, thinking it was a
joke. I was serious. I considered, but rejected, a comb over.