Tom E wrote:
Endorsement deal from HP?  Why, what on earth gave you that impression? smiley: wink
Well, for one: the prominent placement of the (hp) circle at the Sheriff's back in not one, but two shots.               

Second, how else can a humble sheriff be paying for all these crates of specialized equipment that have shown up at Rancho Triibeard and are being busily assembled as I type?                 

The construction noises are incessant and began a few days ago with a pair of Master Builders that showed up before the Sheriff even got back from Oregon yesterday afternoon! There must be some deep pockets supporting LEGO-Sheriff Triibeard's investigation. He may be much more than we originally understood him to be when he first arrived almost ten months ago.

Triibeard's Thirty-NINE years of being bearded    (The recent journey from a short- to a long-beard)
Introducing LEGO-Sheriff Triibeard     (The origin story for our polymeric polychromatic hero)
Sheriff Triibeard and The Case of the Missing Beard Balm   (In search of that scoundrel RiffRaff)
Sheriff Triibeard and the Hermit Hoarder    (Consequences of acquisitiveness)

In a world of shorn faces, it is our privilege to offer those around us the exquisite opportunity to know a gentleman with a beard.