TwoBear wrote:
I love that picture with the two braids! I may have to try that - my beard seems to want to split up the middle anyway.

Thank you!  I'm still not sure it's 'me' but it may grow on me

Seriously, though, if you haven't tried braids yet I strongly encourage you do!  It takes a while to get the hang of it and learn what tension work best for your beard but once you do you open up a whole world of possibilities.  Not only do they look good, they feel good, and they keep everything in place in a breeze, or after a long day of wearing when your shirt tends to drag things around.  Also, I now have a good sense of what it means to 'let your hair down' when you get home from work!  Oh, and I've found that wearing a braid to bed reduces those times when you have to wake up your partner and ask them to move to unpin your face smiley: eyes

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