As a teenager, I tried in vain to grow a mustache. Couldn't do it. Kinda gave up on facial hairs until I was nearly 30, when I went on vacation and didn't shave the entire time. When I got home, I had the start of a good shadow, so I just scraped off my cheeks and neck, left the goat part. I was working at an apartment complex, doing maintenance, and an absolutely beautiful girl told me that the goat thingy looked good.
So I kept it.
I grew it longer, trimmed it shorter, bushier, etc. Until I was off work one year between Christmas and New Year, when I shaved my chin naked.
Holy hell, what a mistake.
And I know what you're thinking. This blog is worthless w/o pics.
It'd be worthless even with pictures.
So 10 or 12 years of a hairy chin.....you kinda get used to seeing that in the mirror...every time I went into the bathroom, I scared myself....thinking "who is that weak chinned fat bastard?"
I grew it back just as fast as I could, which was not fast enough....took at least a month for it to look not terrible.
With the massage biz, and the wife preferences, I kept it pretty short, if it got to be too much more than an inch, she got a little crabby about it...so fast forward to 2014.
15 years of wearing a goat thingy and no wife to complain if it's too long.
Gay Bar Aug 2014
That purple shirt pic was one of the first pics taken with the phone, so that is actually Sept 2013
autumn 2013
I don't remember when I found Jesus.
made a beard comb last fall
Mid Dec 2014 right before I had an interview. I trimmed the goat back to an inch to blend.
Beautiful day in Winona, Jan 2015
March 2015
Will I keep the beard? I don't know. Probably not, I suspect it will be hot, esp in the motorcycle helmet. I confess that I really like the comb...I have some oil blend, massage oil, to be honest, with some essential oils in it that I put on the comb. The comb is made from locust and maple, btw, cut on the bandsaw, sanded to taper the teeth. Feels great.
I do like the not shaving aspect of life...saves a little time each day. Does not really save much money, since I can use the dollar store razors; using a razor that cost a dime 5 or 6 times...living life dangerously. I may see how it goes cut short, since a long goat is painful during motorcycle season anyway.
Opinions welcome....
So I kept it.
I grew it longer, trimmed it shorter, bushier, etc. Until I was off work one year between Christmas and New Year, when I shaved my chin naked.
Holy hell, what a mistake.
And I know what you're thinking. This blog is worthless w/o pics.
It'd be worthless even with pictures.
So 10 or 12 years of a hairy chin.....you kinda get used to seeing that in the mirror...every time I went into the bathroom, I scared myself....thinking "who is that weak chinned fat bastard?"
I grew it back just as fast as I could, which was not fast enough....took at least a month for it to look not terrible.
With the massage biz, and the wife preferences, I kept it pretty short, if it got to be too much more than an inch, she got a little crabby about it...so fast forward to 2014.
15 years of wearing a goat thingy and no wife to complain if it's too long.
Will I keep the beard? I don't know. Probably not, I suspect it will be hot, esp in the motorcycle helmet. I confess that I really like the comb...I have some oil blend, massage oil, to be honest, with some essential oils in it that I put on the comb. The comb is made from locust and maple, btw, cut on the bandsaw, sanded to taper the teeth. Feels great.
I do like the not shaving aspect of life...saves a little time each day. Does not really save much money, since I can use the dollar store razors; using a razor that cost a dime 5 or 6 times...living life dangerously. I may see how it goes cut short, since a long goat is painful during motorcycle season anyway.
Opinions welcome....
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