The Scene:  My office

Present:  Me and two attractive thirty-something female staff members Topic:  Gray hairs

Staff member 1:  I pulled out my SECOND GRAY HAIR this morning.  That makes a total of two gray hairs.

Staff member 2:  Two is all you got?!  I’m pulling them out all the time.

#1:  And they are coarse and wiry.

#2:  Even worse, with my curly hair, I’m going to look like I have a continuous electric shock going on when I am really gray.

#1:  I’m definitely going to cover them up soon.

#2:  I told my hair dresser that I am counting on her to let me know when it’s time to start coloring my hair because I can’t see the back of my head.

Their boss (me) has been gray for thirty-five years.  I had nothing to contribute to the conversation.

But I smiled.