Mullets, pink panties and bodybuilding

I pondered for hours . . . no, make that days, contemplating what to write in my inaugural post on the new blog. Then it hit me.

One morning, while working out at the 24-Hour Fitness, near my office in Golden, I was headed to the cardio machines . . . and there it was. My subject matter. A mullet.

Yep, you read that right. I walked by a gentlemen who had a snazzy, well-groomed mullet.

If you're not sure what a mullet is . . . well, to say that the mullet is a hairstyle barely even scratches the surface. The mullet is a way of life. It is a state of mind. It is every person who wears one. Physically, it is characterized by short hair on the top, front, and sides of the head, followed by a long drape of hair on the back, sometimes permed.

. . . and in that moment, after seeing him, I was abruptly taken back to the days when I wore a mullet. In fact, later that day, when I got home, I dug up some old pictures of me, when I used to wear a mullet with pride.

I was looking at one photo in particular . . . a picture of me posing with my trophies, the day after I had won the Mr. Teenage Colorado bodybuilding championships (back in 1990), when my youngest daughter, Elle -- who was sitting in my lap -- asked, "Daddy, why do you have mommy's panties on?". . .

I belted out laughing. She didn't know why I was laughing so hysterically . . . but she had a point. Not only was the hair bad (thankfully she isn't old enough to know that), but what the heck was I doing wearing pink panties!?


My Take-away Message: Laughter is the best medicine for positive health. You can find humor in practically anything . . . even yourself. Do you take the time each and every day to laugh with someone, or make someone laugh? Maybe you should.

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