This is from me, and NOT some reprinted material. - OlderMusicGeek“What's with the hair?” asked a co-worker who I've nicknamed "The Mortal Enemy”. Apparently, a lot of what I do is some horrible affront to her. Honestly, I get hassled less by my ex-wife.
On this occasion, it looked like she had a problem with me tying back the hair that I'd been growing out. I explained that I prefer the hair behind me than in my face.
“Well, I have a pair of scissors at my desk.”
I commented on how I don't see her using them, and she went on about how she gives her hair to charity. For her I guess, that is the only good reason to grow your hair out.
I later grumbled one of my cubicle mates how the person with the longest hair was complaining about my hair.
She rolled her eyes in sympathy.
“Well, she thinks only certain kind of guys wear their hair long.”
I am a male-to-female transsexual, but I've just started transitioning and haven't come out at work. So I was curious if any of my co-workers had seen me in female mode.
“What kind of guys?”
“Well, you know...”
“Not really.” At least, I didn't know what she meant!
“Well, you know, just certain guys.”
“No, I don't know.”
My co-worker thought for a moment.
“Well, like guys who are really into music.”
I smiled. “Yeah, that doesn't describe me at me!”
She looked a little embarrassed and added, “And college professors.”
“Oh, well, I've never been compared to absent-minded professors!”
She rolled her eyes again, though not in sympathy this time, and went back to work.
I went back to work thinking about how my mortal enemy has it out for professorial music fans.
