My First Sunburn of the Summer
You Think I Would Know Better
I apply sun tan lotion to avoid that mighty sunburn
Then later that night when I come home to take a shower
I see my bright red shoulders
Really
I am at a loss for words
I put the suntan lotion on to protect against the harmful rays
I wear a hat and had on a t-shirt until I went swimming
Some how I missed my shoulders
I put some aloe on them and in a few days they will be fine
I like the new advances in products since I was a kid
They have a spray on lotion that works good
Not all greasy
Easier to apply
I can't believe I have gotten that lazy
I should of reapplied it after I got out of the pool
It was my own fault
The last few years I have been even it applying it to the top of my head
I am starting to show my age
My hair is thinning out
My two older brothers clearly showed signs of hair loss
I wondered if I would follow the same path
There is still hope
I am twelve years younger and I still have three quarters of my hair
My mother use to say
I had a widows peak
A high forehead and that usually meant
Somewhere in the future
I would go partially bald
I am just going to have to wait and see
I always kept my hair short anyway
Now some parts of my head will be real short
Then the rest of my head will have a nice shinny glow
My hair was good while it lasted
I massage my head every day
Thinking it is an effort to stimulate hair growth
I never read anywhere if it works
I just made it up
It feels great
I love my head scratched
I think the outside of my brain needs to be pampered
Who knows maybe I am on to something
A new breakthrough in science
A great approach to an old problem
I stumbled on it by accident
So as I write next to a stand up fan giving me an ultimate breeze
I look outside and it is pitch black
It is expected at 4:32 in the morning
My cat Charlotte got my attention
After a few little bites on my fingers
It startles me every time
I don't know how she learned it
It's her way
Of telling me
Wake up sleepy head
Get up get up
I tell her all the time
Cut it out
No biting
She won't listen
She is so lovable every other time of the day
I get up and add some more cat food to her dish
She likes fresh food and doesn't like her dish half empty
She loves to be patted
So in between typing
I stop and pat her some more
We are both happy
I think she is pushing me to write
To come out of my comfort zone and create
Then she leaves me
She finds a good spot
Then off to sleep she goes
I want to wake her up
When she is trying to sleep
It is only fair
She did it to me when I was sleeping so nice
No that would be down right mean
So as my eyes cry for more sleep
I am going to head back to my perfect dream state
Where all things I love happen
All the people I care about are having fun and sharing all their love
The birds just started to chirp
At 4:41 in the morning
If anyone is curious or just wondering
I dare you to find out for yourself
See you in a little bit world
For now all I can think about is
My lovely, sweet bed
With a soft comfortable pillow under my head