I’ve just read an alarming bit of news that may finally convince my brother, Sam, that he needs to get his genes out there in the pool: apparently, redheads may become “extinct” within the century.

I’ve been trying and trying to have a redheaded baby, but so far haven’t succeeded–I’m still holding out hope for this babe in utero, but I know it’s a long-shot. I used to figure that there were enough ginger genes in my family that I was sure to get at least one redhead myself, but alas, it looks as though I was mistaken. I can’t help but think that the world would be a sadder place if there were no more little redheaded babies.