Mowing the lawn (whacking the beard)
Well, I did it. After having a beard for 20 years, I cut it this weekend. I am still not bare faced, just cut it down to a nice goatee. It actually makes shaving easier, no trim lines to work around. It makes using a big 7/8-8/8 razor much easier. I used my new Wacker 7/8 to mow down the beard. I was staying in a cabin and had no clippers so the Wacker cut it all down to skin. It took a toll on the edge, I had to slide it over a stone when I got home. Luckily I travel with two razors so I stropped my second blade and shaved the stubble left from the bushhogging. It is different. My cheeks have not felt the sun for a long time so it is a different sensation. The skin is a little sensitive right now, but what do you expect. It has not been shaved since I was 18, I am 38 now.
The wife likes it, makes me look younger, she says. The dog did not bite me when I got home she he must still recognize me. The kids are at camp so it will be interesting to see what they say when I pick them up.
I know it's an odd request in this case
Do you have a before pic and would you be willing to take an after pic and post them (old one first)? I'm assuming in 20 years of having a beard, someone snapped a picture of you...:D Anyway, your post about the kids being shocked made me wonder how shocking it would be for me if my dad shaved his full beard to a goatee, so I would like to get a feel for the shock effect...
Adam
you could make a whole album of progression
Jockeys told me at one point that he likes to wear a different pattern of facial hair every 2-4 weeks. Some of the ones he described were pretty clever and, I'd imagine, shocking to people who are used to seeing a different one. Come to think of it, 3 weeks is just enough time for your co-workers to get used to your new look... and then you switch it up on them... the shock never ends. Will, you're a sadist. Maybe he could post an album of different beards. How about it jockeys? What about you, cannon?
Adam
