Cerebrate Good Times

Some time ago I watched a program on PBS that was about what we consider beautiful. It discussed facial symmetry and geometry, and at what age we are at our peak of physical attractiveness. In the movie The Happening , a teacher tells one of his students that he feels sorry for him because he’s reached the peak of handsomeness while a teenager, and since features such as the nose and ears grow throughout life, he will only get uglier as time goes on. So here’s today’s quandary: At what age (up to your current age, unless you can see the future) do you feel you have been the most attractive? For myself I would have to say within the last two years. If I look back at pictures of me even five years ago, I think I look like a kid.

I forgot to mark the occasion, but my blog turned one year old on April 6. In that time I have published 260 entries (including this one), made a surprisingly small number of people really angry (despite my best efforts), and been thrilled by the witty and articulate comments I have received from all of you (and amused by the less-articulate ones, although most of those were from me). So thank you to all of you who have visited because you had nothing better to do during school, work, or your Saturday afternoon. Now, it would really make me happy if every single person who stumbles on this entry leaves some form of comment below, whether it's telling me how much you hate me, punching random keys on the keyboard, or even trying to sell me something. Go.