Well, let's give this a try. It's time to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, and I've volunteered to get my head shaved again if folks will pay good money to see it happen.
What is St. Baldrick's Foundation and why should you give them some money?
St. Baldrick's Foundation funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any other organization except the United States government. 74.5% of the money they raise goes to research grants, 21.8% goes to fundraising, and only 3.7% goes to administrative costs. That's pretty good.
The dye is out and my hair has long since returned to it's natural gray, but there's still plenty of it to be chopped off.
After last year's unfortunate realization that I look less like Travis Bickle and more like Bert or one of those pinheads from Freaks when I have a mohawk, I won't let the barber stop this year until I'm bald as a cue ball.
Anyway, if you have even $5 to spare and you'd like to donate to a good cause, please visit my fundraising site here.
Thanks!
Nora has the camera with her, and I won't get all the fun pics of the shaving itself until I go back to work on Monday...so, here's the best I can do with the cell phone camera:
Anyone wants to rub it for good luck, that'll be $5. Today was the last day of the ILEETA conference, and on the last day of the conference they run the "Flatfoot 5k" to raise money for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Last year I made the mistake of starting off way too fast, trying to keep up with one of our fit officers who is 20 years younger than I am. I ran well (for me) for the first two miles and then flamed out. I didn't even finish. This year I ran slower, and while it was a really slow race for me, at least I finished it running. Albeit like I was carrying a refrigerator up a driveway. I kept reaching up to brush the hair out of my face, before realizing I didn't have any. I suspect that I am slower without the Elvis hair.
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Well, I'm just a few hours away from shaving my head to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
If you feel like throwing a few dollars their way, my personal fundraising page is here. Or you could click on that link over there on the right side of this page.
I promise to post "after" pictures of my absurd bald head. If you don't donate, well...I might revert to posting awful pictures of healing surgical scars. Do you really want that?
On Friday, April 24 I'm shaving my head. I've had a good run with the fake Elvis hair, no doubt about it, but it's time to try something new.
My friend John started a team to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a children's cancer research charity.
You can click on this here link if you'd like to donate. Every little bit helps.
The last time my head was shaved was in August, 1983. I looked like this:
I'm hoping that this time the shaving doesn't reveal any forgotten tattoos from reckless nights in San Antonio, Texas.
