| In the first week of the new year (2004), I was ready to see
my own face again for the first time in over seven years. Did I age?
No, but I "filled in" a little (read: put on weight) since then. Some
people think I look my age without the beard and in my 40s with it, while
other people said I look almost ten years younger without and my correct age
(34) with. Either way, my wife can't stand any man without a beard, my
daughter likes it, and I get mixed reviews from everyone else, with a slight
majority waiting for me to grow some respectable facial hair back.
I've decided I hate shaving. My facial skin does not take the abuse
well, and it will grow back quickly. The face I liked best was when I
first shaved with the electric razor after my chin hair started growing
back. The five o'clock shadow made me look fresh and new, but with a
little character. Don't know how clients and associates would take it,
though. |
First, I let it grow to my typical
holiday "Santa meets Grizzly Adams" bushiness (above).
Then I discovered how a chin can become
independently colder than the rest of my face with Mutton Chops.
What YOU lookin' at son? Aint you
never seen anyone livin' in a Wal-Mart bathroom before?
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