It’s not like I planned on growing a beard this year, it just sort of happened (mostly by being lazy and not wanting to shave the first week of January). I grew a beard about 20 years ago, in my 30’s, but that didn’t last too long, if memory allows. Not a day went by when there weren’t a few times during the day that it would annoy me (especially while eating) but I kept thinking, no, I’ll keep it. Finally, today, with the start of a new month, it felt like as good a time as ever to take out the razor.

Besides, it’ll be less for me to draw each day.