Raging Dad

My Raging Beard.

I have worn a beard on my face for about five years. Initially, I grew it to try and give myself an “older” look in the workplace, and I came to like the look. My dad had a beard, so it seemed natural that I’d have one.

I tried several times to grow it, before I was successful. I get the itchies pretty bad, and the desire to rub a cheese grater across my face was just too great. Finally, I was going on a two-week vacation and decided that it was the time to buckle down and grow the damn thing.

I started to do some research about ways to make the itchies go away. Of course, I found a message board online for bearded fellows, appropriately called The Beard Board. There, I learned that horse tail and mane shampoo was the ideal method for cleaning one’s beard. Not interested in doing this, I opted instead for baby shampoo, which did the trick. If I recall correctly, Fuzzy Ken was incredibly helpful in my search for information.

Every once in a while, I think it might be fun to shave off the beard and go with a giant pimp ‘stache until the beard grows back. I’m not interested in going clean shaven for any length of time, nor do I want to be a moustache guy.

Even when posting about moustaches, I can't get away from the election!

I may have just found my excuse for taking the plunge: Movember. A month dedicated to raising awareness (and money) for men’s health by proudly growing a moustache. Here it is, in their own words:

“At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo (Australian slang for moustache), raising money and awareness along the way for men’s health and the fight against prostate cancer.”

How cool is that? I’m not sure I have the moxie to shave and go for the Mo, but I’ll chew on it for a couple of days and report back.

Song of the day: “Pencil Thin Mustache,” Jimmy Buffet.