Transparency is important. I’m sure I’ve made many errors in my treatment reviews, news updates, profiles of great bald men, etc. This blog is still pretty new….But here are a few things that stick out in my mind. 1. PRP Problems I overestimated its effectiveness as a hair loss treatment, […]
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The Five Worst Looks for Bald Men (an Infographic)
I’ve been fiddling around with infographics over the last few nights. The files are massive! I thought about including a few of them in my existing posts but I’m afraid they would dramatically increase page-load times. Anyway, here’s one I just created… Keep in mind, there are many things you […]
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Natural Hair Loss Treatment Site Wants My Endorsement – How I Responded to Their Request
It’s a common practice for bloggers to “reach out” to other bloggers in their niche. “You share my article with your audience, I’ll share your article with my audience” — usually the offer goes something like that. I was recently approached by a blogger representing a popular website devoted to […]
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Hairline Stalking on Facebook, Class of ’03 Edition – Five Things I Learned About Hair Loss from Stalking My High School Classmates on Facebook
So I’ve been doing some Facebook stalking lately… I mean, research for this hair loss blog, of course. In my Facebook research, I found that approximately 1/3 or 33% of the guys I went to high school with are going bald. It was the class of ’03 and, today, toward […]
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George Carlin’s Best Advice for Balding Men – Hair Loss Motivation
“In Life, It’s Important NOT to Give a Shit.” -George Carlin If you’re like most people, you’re stupid in many ways… I’m an idiot too, so I’m not saying I’m better than you. It’s absurd when you think about it: We allow other people to control our emotions, and to […]
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BALDNESS In Every Direction Part II – My Last Day as a Roofer!
I was a roofer for three days, and this is what happened. I’ve decided to some temp work this summer. My first assignment came Monday: It was a roofing job, tearing out a large, flat, commercial roof about 30 miles away. And, as I told you in Monday’s post (Part […]
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BALDNESS in Every Direction – My First Day as a Roofer!
This is a true story, with many hair loss-related rants, twists, and turns for all you hairline geeks out there. I’m going for a Hunter Thompson, stream-consciousnesses vibe here, and I’m sure I’ll fall short of that lofty objective. Before I begin… Warning – this post is brought to you […]
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Hair Loss – The Heart of the Matter
When it comes to hair loss, I’ve been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. Why does it hold us back so much? Why do we allow ourselves to become slaves to this 100% normal, genetic “condition” that isn’t even a disease? And, most importantly, how do […]
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Propecia for Norwood 1?! Warning, Some Doctors Think Basically EVERYONE is Balding!
Since when is Norwood 1 considered balding? I don’t know that it ever was. But undoubtedly, some doctors view every class on the Norwood scale as a form of male pattern baldness. Is Norwood 1 balding? I don’t think so… Many children don’t have perfectly straight, Ross from Friends hairlines. […]
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My Revelation About Hair Loss While on Jury Duty
Most men go bald… Wildly Bald, As Larry David Would Say. So I had jury duty a couple of weeks ago. The pool mostly consisted of retirees, the unemployed, and college students. Of course I tried to get out of it, but I failed. Anyway, of course in the courtroom, […]
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