Beard Today, Gone Tomorrow

Butt-head: (reading glue warning) "Hey Beavis, it says 'Use on wood'."
Butt-head: "We're so smooth, we have beards on our hands!"
Butt-head: (blacked-out: got cut with a razor by Beavis) "You a**wipe!"
Beavis: "Whoa! You look really cool now. Damn you're smooth."
~from "Beard Boys" Episode from Season 5

Once again I've come to the point in my "weekly-beard-growing-cycle" where I am not sure whether to retain the hair or shave it all off my face completely. My wife, can attest to my thoroughly annoying, ritualistic growing-shaving-growing-shaving pattern, as well as, the constant questioning ("Does this look good? How fat does it make me look?") and self-doubt which comes along with it.

Like most folks, I suppose, I find shaving to be a drag. Of course, although I dislike shaving, and feel somewhat more "macho" and "shabby chic" when the chin hair does grow out, however so slightly, my facial hair comes in very gray-ish and gives my "look" (I think) a sort of "Santa-Claus-cum-hobo" flavor. Of course, as you can read, I obsess way too much about this subject, but surely you can grant this blog-nut, just one (tame) vice?

While I hope someone has a comment or thought about the societal place for beards, I have come to anticipate little response from anyone, but... if you happen upon this little e-venture, and you've come this far, why not leave a thought? At any rate, by next week, if I've shaved I'll wish I hadn't, and if I don't, I'll be whining that I should...

Par les cheveux sur mon menton chinny de menton!