Those of you who see me in person on a regular basis have probably noticed that I have not shaved in a while (since the week before Christmas to be more precise). The wife usually complains about a week into the bead growing process. The short whiskers bother her when we kiss (or something like that). If you will look at the below chart of kisses per day compared to relative whisker length (OK, I really don't have a chart, but admit it, you thought that I did [OK, I really do have a chart, but I do not wish to share it with you]). Anyway, I kept the beard going for 2 month and it did provide me with a few extra minutes each morning (normally reserved for shaving) and some extra protection against the Indiana winter. I about cut it off after driving home from Texas as (in my boredom during the drive) I tended to stroke my beard for hours on end and my face was very sore at the end of it all. But, when the Kokomo cold hit me, I decided to keep it.
But in the end I decided that I liked kissing my wife more than I liked being warm or having a few extra minutes each morning so I grabbed the trimmers and had at it last night. Here are the various stages of trimming…
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And here is the final result (for now).
The son thinks I look cool. The daughter thinks I look weird. The wife offered a nice, "No Comment." I don't think it will last much longer as I tend to obsess about making sure it is even (based on past attempts at goatees) but we will have to wait and see.
Thanks for reading my Random Thoughts.
Jon
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