About 30 minutes ago, I once again cut off my beard. For my son Scott, it was at least a day late. That's because this morning we got our pictures taken for the church directory and I still had my beard. He wasn't impressed. Neither was my Dad.
Last week in church there was a lady sitting in the back who laughed every time she saw me.
She said, "I only missed a couple of Sundays but I'm back now and what happened to your face?"
Obviously, she wasn't a fan either.
However, there is a couple of good sides to shaving.
First, I won't be scratching my beard any more. The hair never got soft. It had the feel of steel wool. And second, I look at least 10 years younger. If you don't believe me. Compare these pictures. The older me (with a beard) and the younger me (without a beard).
Anyway, it was fun while it lasted -- exactly a month.
I've grown beards before. They are not hard to grow...all you have to do is not shave. Once I won a prize in a contest for growing the best beard in the shortest amount of time -- one month. The prize was a new razor. How ironic.
If my beard had come in black instead of gray, I might have kept it a little longer. But who wants to go somewhere and hear people say, "Isn't that nice, that old man brought his daughter with him."
1 comment:
The beard is very manly Steve.Jesus had one.I bet they didn't even notice.If you would have put on wool pants and a blaze orange jacket,the folks at church might have appreciated you taking time-out from a busy hunting season to spend a little time with those who worship.Facial hair is great if you are outside in severe cold weather.I was never criticized for how I looked when I worked on the rigs in the winter.I always found it was as necessary as gloves,long-underwear and Carharts.Elk hunters often grow a beard as a yearly tradition and shaving the beard as a celebration of a successful hunt.I almost mistook you for one such hunter in your picture.It sure feels cold on the face outside after the first shave.The look I've noticed lately, as a fashion statement,is the 3 or 4 days of growth.Guys like Bret Farve always seem to have that look.Maybe that keeps everyone happy.Shave once a week on Saturday evening.In Bret's case maybe he shaves on Tuesday.I'm getting to a point in life where I wish I could copy,paste,and stick some of my beard to the top of my head.Either way,Steve,I thought you looked Good!Kinda jolly like old St.Nike.Oh,and he may not be showing up at you're church this year after the Ayatollah thing!What!The beard looks good on some people?I can't imagine Santa Claus without one.
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