Thanks for the encouragement. I guess that, because we all tend to be overly critical of ourselves, I don't automatically think of my coverage as being all that great (especially when you see 16 and 17 year olds who can grow some truly mighty beards that rival those of a 30-something!). But comments like the various ones above help me to step back and realize that things really aren't doing badly right now as they are. There are people with more coverage than me and people with less coverage than me, spanning all age ranges. The important thing (for anyone, really) is that we focus on our beards and don't get caught up comparing ourselves to other people.

And yeah, as I mentioned, I think my beard is in a little growth spurt at the moment. I think I'm now getting in one week the coverage it took two weeks to get back in August, and I'm noticing more density on the right than was there previously. I'm looking forward to seeing the progression continue, and eventually I can let this thing out of its cage.

“For God wished women to rejoice in their locks alone growing spontaneously, as a horse in his mane; but has adorned man, like the lions, with a beard.” - St. Clement of Alexandria