My co-workers and others who are subjected to seeing me on a daily basis are probably not terribly surprised to know that I do not like shaving. It is one of those chores I will gladly put off until I absolutely have to mow the whiskers from my face. That’s usually around the time I begin to resemble a homeless guy. One might think I would just grow the full beard out and not have to worry with it so often. Although there is a certain amount of logic in that line of thought, it is, in fact, mistaken. AS anyone who has actually grown a full beard can tell you, it takes more work to care for and maintain a full array of facial hair than it does to shave it all away once or twice a week. That’s because, even though one may have a full beard, there are still areas that have to be shaved and others that have to be meticulously pricked and preened in order to keep one’s beard from looking more like something that should a haven for nesting birds.
Then, there is the color. I found that facial hair (on my facial, anyway) tends to turn white far sooner than other hair, particularly on one’s head. My facial hair did not seem to turn completely white all at once. However, it did turn white in some spots more quickly than in others. Because of this, the last time I did grow a full beard, I looked as if I was eating a fresh possum. I have never tried consuming a fresh possum, so I cannot speak with any authority on the culinary merits of such a delicacy. I can say I do not care to appear to be feasting on fresh road-kill.