With the holidays, I have been pretty absent from all things Internet. Â We’ve had family in town and really enjoyed our Christmas celebrations. Â Last week, I mentioned one of my Brother’s traditions in which I participated this year. Â We grew beards from Thanksgiving to Christmas, then shaved them off in pieces. Â I had never grown a beard before so this was a new adventure for me.
So, without further adieu, here is a pictorial record of the transition:

Where I started...December 20, 2009

Gee whiz, my chin was cold!

Check out the handsome guy on my brother's left!

Perhaps a future in pro wrestling?

Yeah, I can't explain it either...
So, when Abigail finally saw me clean shaven, she told me she liked me better the other way. Â Lots of people did in fact and that sort of gave me a complex…don’t you like the “real” me? Â Do I need to hide my face under a beard? Â Oh, the blow to my psyche!
