Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Feb 8, 2012, 7:00 am
Hey gang! My latest post for Parent Society is up, so please feel free to click your way over to the site and leave a comment with your own thoughts on the subject! Why Your Teenager Doesn’t Tell You Everything: When Parents Are The Last To Know
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Feb 7, 2012, 7:00 am
For those of us living in Canada, we had to wait to see the majority of the Super Bowl commercials until yesterday so forgive me if this post is a little late. I don’t know if these commercials are the best ever, but they were all awesome and most of them made me laugh (that’s
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Feb 6, 2012, 7:00 am
One of the problems that I have always gone through over the years has been trust. This has especially been an issue when it came to relationships, as well. I’ve always felt the need to be guarded for a couple of reasons.  For one, any time I let my guard down meant I then opened
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Feb 3, 2012, 7:00 am
Do you think aliens have ever visited Earth? Are movies like “Cloverfield“, “District 9“, or “Super 8” just so far fetched that the entire concept of alien life seems too unrealistic to grasp. Do you believe that we have yet to truly tap into all of the animal species on the planet? Does...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Feb 1, 2012, 7:00 am
I’m really happy to announce that as of this week I’m going to be a regular contributor to Parent Society. And as of yesterday, my first post with them is up and can be found here: Sex or the Super Bowl?  10 things to consider when choosing between football or sex Please feel free to
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 31, 2012, 7:00 am
So I’m off to see my dietician again this morning.  It’s my fourth visit since the beginning of the year and things are looking good so far in 2012.  I’m down 9.6lbs since January 1st, which I’m quite happy with.  I mean, it’s no “Biggest Loser” number or anything. Ahhh…but that�...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 30, 2012, 7:00 am
When I was in high school, my dad was adamant about me getting good grades. “It is a different time”, he’d say. I would get grounded for bad marks. I was expected to get a 75% average, which I thankfully pulled off when all was said and done. My how things have drastically changed with
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 27, 2012, 7:00 am
My daughter celebrated her 13th birthday this week.  She’s now officially a teenager. Ugh. I knew this day would come eventually. To me, this is almost as big a deal as it’s going to be when I turn 40 later this year. UGH. I guess it’s just one more sign that I’m getting old…and that,
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 26, 2012, 7:00 am
As I’ve mentioned over the past few months, I’ve been going through a depression that’s been extremely difficult to kick.  It’s really been a combination of a multitude of things over the past year, and everything seemed to culminate in late November/early December. I feel like I’ve been ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 25, 2012, 7:00 am

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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 24, 2012, 7:00 am
Ever since I was a teenager… No, check that. Ever since I can remember, I’ve always been told to “act my age”. I know that as my son grows older that I’ll be saying those very words to him (and, thus, my dad will somehow channel through me). I’m turning 40 this year and I
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 23, 2012, 7:00 am
I can’t remember when, exactly, the conversation turned from going to a movie on a date to going go a strip club, but that’s what ended up happening in the days leading up to this past weekend. In the act of full disclosure, I admit to readily going to strip clubs when I was single
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 19, 2012, 7:07 am
Since January 1st, I’ve made a serious commitment to not just lose weight, but to become healthier overall. I was inspired by the results of the blood work that I got last month because I was healthier than I had feared. Knowing that it wasn’t too late has been a big boost to my motivation,
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 18, 2012, 7:00 am
Last year, Sunshine came up with a dual blog-post idea for the two of us. Here is the idea… We each outline 10 things that we want to accomplish in the next year as a couple. Share our lists via our blogs. Get out there and make each other’s dreams come true! So without comparing
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 16, 2012, 7:00 am
Have you ever thought about this question?  I mean…REALLY think about it? Sure…people say that they’d give some to charity and some to family and then go on a trip around the world or what have you, but honestly…have you ever sat back and day-dreamed about what you would really do if you wo...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 13, 2012, 7:00 am
Okay, first and foremost I am NOT a huge rollercoaster fan. Having said that, I do enjoy a great thrill ride.  For me, preference goes more towards the speedy G-force thrill rides than those loopy-loop upside down coasters. Why even bring this up today? Well, I happened to stumble across an amazing...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 12, 2012, 7:00 am
The world, my friends, is a crazy place… Vince Returns!!  C’mon…you all know this guy. He wanted to make America skinny one slap at a time.  He even said that we’re going to love his nuts.  Sheer brilliance.  Hell, I’ve actually GOT a Slap Chop that Sunshine gave to me for a Christmas ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 11, 2012, 7:00 am
For once, I feel like I’ve got so much to say in so many ways and all the time in the world to do it…but it’s difficult trying to balance everything.  I’ve been blogging about so many different topics lately, it’s hard to figure out which direction I should go in any given day. In
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 9, 2012, 7:00 am
I had a dream yesterday morning with a vivid image in my mind. My parents had just come back from a trip and were all smiles. We were happy to see each other and all was good with the world. And then I woke up. It’s fast approaching the one-year anniversary mark of my mother’s
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 6, 2012, 7:00 am
“A New Year’s resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous.”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year’s_resolution I’ve never been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I try...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 5, 2012, 7:00 am
While working through some pretty depressing issues recently, I was asked thru my EAP program a few questions about myself that I was supposed to answer. In order to find out why I act and feel the way I do, it’s important to truly know yourself and who you are as a person. All along
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 4, 2012, 7:00 am
Well…the holidays are over and I’m back to work. From top to bottom, it was one heckuva great time to be with Sunshine and our kids. The kids had fun, my dad enjoyed having us over to visit, and both Sunshine and I felt as ooey-gooey in love as we ever have. So without further
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Jan 2, 2012, 7:00 am
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health… Crunchy numbers The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 120,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Nov 1, 2011, 7:00 am
Normally I find myself having a difficult time trying to find topics to blog about. Today, though, I’ve got three separate topics that could each be a post…but I think I’ll combine them into one just because I need to get these ramblings out of my head! 1. My fantasy football team blew chunks ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 31, 2011, 7:00 am

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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 27, 2011, 7:00 am
Sometimes I drift off at work a bit. It’s not like I actually fall asleep or anything…I just let my mind wander. But sometimes on a break or during lunch I’ll hear or read something online that sticks with me. What I do is just jot something down and then finish these thoughts once I’m
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 26, 2011, 7:00 am
Yeah…read that title and let it soak in. So for those keeping score, it was June when I mentioned that dad was now dating somebody. At the time I thought that four months after mom’s passing was a bit too soon to be jumping in to the dating world (especially after 40+ years of marriage),
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 25, 2011, 7:00 am
I rebounded last week with a pretty impressive win, bringing my record up to a 2nd-place-in-the-league 4-2. Then came this past weekend… I knew it was going to be tough. I had FIVE (count ‘em…FIVE) of my starters on a bye week, so I wasn’t expecting a ton of points from the back-ups. I was
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 24, 2011, 7:00 am
It’s a little bit funny… …how there are “real” people from my life who read this blog. I mean, I always intended for this to remain kind of an anonymous get-away from the realities in my life, but I realize that isn’t always going to be the case. There aren’t many people IRL who know
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 21, 2011, 7:00 am
This really is an amazingly beautiful story, even though it has a sad ending. A couple who were married 72 years were…well…read this story from RadarOnline.com and see for yourself.  This is extremely touching and inspirational. What couple wouldn’t want to have this type of life-long love? *...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 18, 2011, 7:00 am
All I had to do was be there for her. All I needed to do was make sure I was there when she needed me.  Instead, in my attempt to come off as the “glorious perfect always-there boyfriend”, I ended up missing the most important part of the entire weekend. In my attempt to support
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 14, 2011, 7:00 am
For those not in the know, Sunshine is running a half-marathon this weekend in Prince Edward Island. We’re packing up and heading out first thing tomorrow morning and it should be quite the experience. Sunshine’s pretty nervous/excited/scared about the whole thing, though. What she’s feeling�...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 12, 2011, 7:00 am
Y’know, I try to not be an overly sentimental kind of guy. I mean, getting mushy and romantic isn’t the “manly” thing to do.  Of course, if you’ve read my blog over the years then you know that my gushing over Sunshine means I’m mushy and romantic and sentimental…I’m a dude in love,...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 11, 2011, 7:00 am
This is going to be a new weekly post that’ll go up every Tuesday once my fantasy stats are finalized.  It’s obviously directed to the chosen few awesome people in the world who follow the NFL. ***** My fantasy football team’s been gettin’ smoked over the past two weeks and I don’t know w...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 10, 2011, 7:00 am
This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada. Now, because I work for an American company I will end up getting a long weekend in November (which I don’t mind at all!) and the Canadian version doesn’t really have the same impact for me because I’m working today as usual. However, this was...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 6, 2011, 7:00 am
If somebody could tell you that you could go back in time and change ONE THING about your education, what would change? Think about it for a second…what one thing about your scholastic achievements at any level would you want to get back and do-over and/or change altogether? For the longest time, ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 5, 2011, 7:00 am
One of the things I love the most about the change of seasons from summer into fall is the feeling of those awesomely cool sheets on the bed…not quite cold, yet cool enough to make sliding into them feel like a welcome hug. But alas…that’s what’s missing right now: that hug. One of the bigge...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Oct 3, 2011, 7:00 am
It’s a punch in the stomach to know that someone you know has passed away. Needless to say, I got punched pretty hard yesterday afternoon. My friend Jaclyn was an amazing young woman…full of life and fun and joy. That life was cut short on Saturday evening when the vehicle she was in (with her
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 30, 2011, 7:00 am
Tomorrow would have been my mother’s birthday. I’ve been trying to not think about it all week, but it’s been kinda forced upon me. My mind simply won’t let it go…and that’s probably a good thing. I went into a bit of a funk after mom died and it’s been a bit of a battle
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 29, 2011, 7:00 am
If you’re like me, you absolutely LOVE the fall.  I mean, autumn is my favorite time of the year. The foliage, the colours, the crisp air when you first walk outside in the morning…all of it combines to equal my absolute most enjoyed season. But there’s a downside. This downside is affecting ...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 28, 2011, 7:00 am
So the new television season is in full swing, yet I find myself unexcited and uninterested. I mean, do I really want to watch a show about airline stewardesses or Playboy bunnies? Do I really care if a transgendered person is dancing with a hottie to horrific cover versions of songs I used to enjoy...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 26, 2011, 7:05 am
God…I’ve told myself that I was ready to ‘start over’ repeated times over the past few years. I can’t begin to tell you how many false starts I’ve actually had, though.  Needless to say, it must have been every one of them because I’m still in a position where I feel like I need to
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 22, 2011, 7:00 am
I’m not sure exactly what’s wrong with me lately. I feel like I was doing so well with how I was living my life that I’m surprised at how I’ve been slipping as of late. For example, I haven’t talked to Rugrat much since she went back home. We’ve exchanged a couple of emails, but
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 21, 2011, 7:00 am
Slowly the sun rises and helps the night melt into day. The earth provides just enough breeze for flags to fly against the brilliant backdrop. As the sun rises on the horizon over Halifax, its first light burns. To watch the dawn of a new day can be breathtaking. The colors glow in fiery hues,
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 20, 2011, 7:00 am
Yeah…THIS happened!!
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 16, 2011, 7:00 am
Okay…let me first say a couple of things: 1. It’s the best birthday card ever from anybody other than Sunshine (love ya, baby!). 2. This is the first vlog I’ve done in well over a year, so forgive the crappy editing (i.e. NONE). 3. Forgive the lame ending. I’m an amateur at this. 4. I
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 15, 2011, 7:00 am
I’ve never done one of these before, so there’s really no time like the present… ********** Phone calls or text messages? I prefer emails, actually. I really dislike talking on the phone and my chubby fingers aren’t that good with the buttons on my Blackberry, so email is where I’m most co...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 14, 2011, 7:00 am
September 14th? Hmmm…why does that day ring a bell? I feel like it should be familiar to me. Can’t quite place my finger on it, though. I feel…I dunno…OLDER somehow. Oh yeah…. THIS!! And there’s only one more year I can say this… Yeesh. No biggie. It’s just another day. Now NEXT year...
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 12, 2011, 7:00 am
Okay…I realize that this sounds a bit “off”, but hear me out. Sunshine and I have a fun little project in the works but we’ve reached a stumbling block. We’ll go into full details soon enough, but suffice to say that we have a monkey together (almost like our child) and it’s going to be
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Canadian Bald Guy posted an article on I Used To Have Hair - Sep 9, 2011, 7:00 am
Thankfully, I’ve got a pretty decent relationship with my ex-wife…so when I told her that I really wanted to be there for Ankle Biter’s first day of kindergarten, she was more than accommodating. I met up with her and AB at 8am, just as he was ready to head off to his first-ever day of
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