The Face

Close-Up
Originally uploaded by jacsongs.

Here's the face. The face I have learned to live with, despite my protestations to the contrary. I held the camera about a foot away from my face, pressed the button with my thumb, and here you are. Right as houses.

I'm not as sad as I appear here — I'm just trying to focus away from the flash. The flash makes my face look a bit more skeletal than it really is.

I suspect the redness is due to a sinus infection — no doubt the root cause of my on-going sinus headache.

I can see the imperfections. If you click on the image for the full-size version, you might as well. Well, there's the receding hairline. There's my nose. There's other stuff too.

Do I look anything like Michael Gross? I've had a number of people tell me I resemble him. You know, he played the father on "Family Ties". Personally, I don't see it.

I dedicate this picture to Madame Fi and Ms. Candide, who asked.