This question does come up now and then. That is why I am showing you
my vacation pics. I have a normal life (if you can imagine our vacation spot as "normal" LOL).

There are many people on the boards who do not show a picture of themselves.
I have my reasons. And they are good ones. And I won't go into that here.

I am not deformed.
I am not a man in drag (this comes up sometimes)
I have gray hair and wear trifocals.
I am not a slim ravishing beauty.
My own son does not take pictures of me either--I won't let him.
Perhaps this is a carryover from my abusive childhood...where
personal defamatory derogatory punishments were common, undeserved and mean.
When I read posts from others, I don't expect pictures either. I only need to know gender, and age, basically.

And as I have aged I don't really see the need to put my visage on a post.
Maybe in the future that will change. and maybe not.

So there is still that mystique for me...perhaps the last mystique I can have
as a senior?