First of all, there's not too much gray anymore. My moustache, sideburns, temples and various other areas of hair growth are partly white. Or as I prefer to call it, salt and pepper. And I'm Ok with that. But a female viewer of 7NEWS apparently is not. She cornered me in the produce aisle of the grocery store. I guess she didn't really corner me. She sort of blocked my getaway with her cart. There we were, right in front of the rutabagas and swiss chard when she broke the news to me that a little touch-up might make me "kinda handsome."

I would like to say she was being very sweet and sincere, but she sure thought that a young man such as I would want to apply a dollop of JUST FOR MEN on those pesky gray and white hairs. She told me Aisle four had everything I needed to make me seem fifteen years younger. I said, "Really? They've got quarts of bourbon in aisle four?" That formula made me think I was fifteen years younger on Halloween night. But that is a whole other blog.

I am very aware of my gray and white and I am very comfortable with it. You see, I earned it. Because of my two-fers. Raising two kids, losing two parents, enduring two big-time health problems, blowing two marriages and working two jobs. And I'm still here and I'm doing fine! So, my dear reader, and 7NEWS viewer who blocked me in front of the fresh veggies, my gray and white is like a badge of honor. Every time I look in the mirror, I'm reminded that I've been traveling that long and winding road for sometime and I'm still not road kill.

I have no problem with you if you wish to tint, color, highlight, nip, tuck, bleach, tat, tighten, staple, shave, pierce or tan any part of your person. Go for it. But it's not for me. As an old sailor said way back in the 1930's, "I Yam What I Yam!"

But who knows, maybe my feelings will change and next year I’ll shave my head, pierce my nose and get a tat of Isla Fisher across my chest. The TV station said I couldn’t shave my moustache but there was no mention of head shaving, nose piercing or Isla, so…it could happen.