Week Three was lame, what with a heavy workload and a lingering cold so I kicked it’s sorry ass to the curb.  Not that Week Four is much better other than the fact that my beard is becoming luxurious enough for DHS to take notice.  Upside to this week has got to be the fact that the incessant itching is subsiding but that is countered by my daughter grabbing it like a set of reins when going for piggyback rides.

If you are wondering where week one is or went, sadly, like all my stunningly good ideas this one came a week late so there is no week one.  Anyways, on to the project.

Boredom, that is the primary driver here, that and seeing if I can grow a luxurious beard.  I have tried in the past but often abandoned it before the close of the fifth week out of itching or raised eyebrows and tsk-tsking from my wife.  This time I figured what I needed to see the project through was a visual reminder of my progress and the pressure of the Internet.  Let’s weigh the pros and cons…

Cons

• Itches like hell
• My wife disapproves of facial hair experimentation
• Traps food

Pros

• My daughter strokes it like a cat and says, “Niiiiiiiice.  Niiiiiiice.”
• It gets me one step closer to my goal or rocking it like Shel Silverstein
• Ups my *nix street cred
• My wife disapproves of facial hair experimentation

Will I make it to week three without shaving it off?