| 4/17/2006 |
HAIR
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She asks me why...I'm just a hairy guy
I'm hairy noon and night; Hair that's a fright.
I'm hairy high and low,
Don't ask me why; don't know!
Do you ever have a moment where you don't realize how much you miss something till it is gone? You see, I recently shaved my beard. I didn't realize how long it had been since I'd stopped shaving and went to trimming. I figured it must've been somewhere before Thanksgiving if not even before that. Actually I'm sure it was before that. My co-worker who was started in September mentioned this was the first time she'd seen me without it. Eight months, at least? That's a long time in my book.
I'd shaved it down a couple times opting for more of a 'strap' than a beard. I always kept it short. It wasn't anything Grizzly Adams-esuqe, but it did afford some protection from the elements. I still have a goatee, but I've had that for a LONG damn time.
It was this 'protection' that I miss. Saturday when I was taking photos around town, it was windy. I mean SUPER WINDY!! I had to brace myself against things to take photos of other things.
The first thing I noticed is that my face felt cold and wind-chapped. What a time to pick to shave it off. Part of my reason was it the temperature. It was getting warmer. I sweat enough as it is. I don't need help holding in body heat. Of course Mother Nature then decides that she's going to kick it old school and revists the colder temperatures for a little while longer.
I've noticed a couple times that I think my face looks thinner. Certainly not under my chin(s). Now I can see the faint indentention under my cheekbones where facial hair used to be. So if I needed some sort of affirmation that I had lost a few pounds, that was nice.
The flip side was that it took literally no time to get ready in the morning. Next to showering, shaving takes up the biggest chunk of my bathroom time. If I went a couple days between shaving the small areas that I did want the stray hair, no one really noticed.
One of my 101 items is shaving my goatee as well. I'm actually VERY hesitant about doing it. I've had a goatee since I graduated college in 1997. That's a long damn time. Now if shaving a beard after eight months is somewhat disturbing to me, I may need to take a few sick days if I shave off my goatee.
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I posted this @ 4/17/2006 11:24:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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