01-07-2010, 03:53 AM
I used to grow a good beard. When my son was born I stopped shaving and grew a big bushy beard. Kept it for 2 years. I trained the little guy to grab on and pull my beard. Why, you ask? Well, my brother grows a better beard than me (once in a while), and so when he finally showed up with facial hair he got the shock of his life when his nephew reached out with both hands and did a chin-up on the beard. :w00t: The look on my brother's face was worth it. Priceless. But I digress...
About 7 years ago it started going gray. And not a nice salt & pepper kind of gray, but more of a patch here and a patch there, and the colouring wasn't symmetrical. Awful looking mess. But this past October I tried again, and hey it grew in with a cool looking light/dark symmetry. So now I'm sporting a beard again.
As far as hair care goes, I use a conditioner on it. Makes a big difference. I have a set of clippers to trim with. Just cut it back to a #4 (1/2 inch) on Sunday. I keep the mustache cut shorter with scissors because my wife complains that the long mustache hairs go up her nose when I kiss her. Beware of spousal disapproval!
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