Looking down the Fall Line

Posts made in January 23rd, 2007

Grey Hair

Posted by on Jan 23, 2007 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

I've been telling myself that grey hair isn't going to bother me even when it's more pervasive on my head since it will blend with my light red hair so well that it will hardly be noticable.... at least I have no realistic chance of going bald!BTW, I've wondered for a while about the disparity in spelling between "gray" and "grey" Here's the explanation according to wikipedia:British/Canadian: GreyAmerican: GrayGrey became the established British spelling in the 20th century, pace Dr. Johnson and others[49], and is but a minor variant in American English, according to dictionaries.... Some American writers[citation needed] tend to assign wistful, positive connotations to grey, as in "a grey fog hung over the skyline", whereas gray often carries connotations of drabness, "a gray, gloomy day."Wistful and positive seems suitable for the topic at hand, so I'm sticking with my roots and going with "grey"It also seems relevant to point out that I just noticed that today is my "half birthday"..

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