Wow, thank you for that, gd6595, and thanks for stopping by!  Believe it or not I actually had someone ask me once if I bleached the lower part of my beard to get this look

Oh, you mean that little circle with letters, Triibeard?  That seems to be on lots of IT equipment in my house for some strange reason.  By the way, I think I know why the sheriff has been having trouble on his latest voyage.  I found one of his thrusters in my library, so I hope he hasn't just been flying around in circles!

Come Christmas, Lakeface, you ought to be able to install a nice small braid.  It really takes less length than many guys think and would look cool on the van Dyck you're rocking these days!  The length really does give it an added dynamic, and more possibilities, so just be patient.  It's worth it and you'll be getting those comments too, especially rocking those nice tats to go with the beard

Oh, Ed, my feet didn't touch the ground all weekend, despite my wife's best efforts to deflate my big head

Thank you KC!  It's great to see you back!

OK, Dave, now you, and LAKEFACE  and gc6595, have reinflated my head.  Thank you!

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Earlier today I was looking a photo from the not-too-distant past for a Throwback Thursday entry and came across the picture below from August, 2013.  My beard looks so short here and to think that this was two months after I'd decided to let it grow using the trim-and-grow approach!  Just goes to show why they call this a journey.

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Wow, that was a lot of hair ago!

Cheers!
Tom


Some helpful links:
Library Central of Beard Growing


Taming the Wild Mustache
Tips for eating and drinking with a big mustache

Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. ~ W. Somerset Maugham
A jerk with a beard is just a bearded jerk, but a bearded gentleman is awesomeness personified. ~ Triibeard