I think I might be getting a little too old fashioned or maybe the guy was right when he called me a grandpa on the inter-webs. Let me explain a little bit. I encountered a person this week who is clearly an adult, has a stable job, has a decent head on their shoulders, but decided to color her hair purple. Now I guess I should define what I mean by an adult. I am saying this person is an adult because she is over 40. Would you consider this person an adult? Maybe that is the issue, she is 40 and feels rather insecure about herself. She is trying to state to everyone else in the world, look at me and how confident I feel within my own skin. I am breaking the normal confines of society and look at me. Notice me. See me. I am strong. I am a strong female.

I have to ask a few questions about this behavior. Why do you want this sort of attention at 40+ years old? Why do you feel the need to make such a bold statement? What are you trying to prove? What sort of message are you sending to your kids? What sort of instability are you going through in your life to bring about this sort of change? It is a phase and it makes me wonder what is pushing this sort of behavior?

After a teeny bit of research, it appears pop culture is all into purple hair right now. Maybe this is the reason. Some of the biggest fashions in Hollywood are doing it like Nicole Richie, Katy Perry, Kelly Osbourne, and Claire Danes to just name a few. I guess this is why. So many people follow all the latest Hollywood gossip and feel they need to feel part of it also. This has to be the reason, right???? If this is the case why weren’t there more people shaving their heads when Brittany Spears shaved her head? Oh, that was crazy behavior wasn’t it? Damn, I just don’t see the difference.

All of these questions are just rhetorical and stupid little ponderings going through my head. I don’t grok many things. I get called a grandpa because I talk about lazy people not wanting to get off their ass to earn money. I get screamed at because I care for a little girl crying in the middle of the night. I get lectured because I listen to the needs of another person. I will probably end up alone like Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino drinking beer on my porch, yelling at people to get off my lawn and not wanting to interact with all of the stupid people of the world.