You’re so cute for your age

Actress Ann Morgan Guilbert as YettaWhen you put it that way…

A worker at a clinic recently introduced herself by saying she recognized me from a few years ago: “I remember you because you have such a cool haircut for a person of your age.”

Excuse me? I smiled and said thanks, but…

What did she mean by a person of my age? Does a person of my age typically have bad hair? Does one lose “coolness” when they reach a certain age? Cool hair notwithstanding, am I otherwise just an old la...