Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Beards, rising

Here: A link to more info than you require about beards.

The economy’s in the pooper because too many people got too greedy for imaginary money. It’s an ignoble period in our history, brought on by dishonest and unscrupulous dealings — perhaps unavoidably, as it all stemmed from base human nature.

But the best beards are noble — for truly remarkable cultivation, they require boldness, persistence, and a willful indifference to the status quo.

As a former beardy-weirdy, myself (of about 5 years standing), I spend most of my time not thinking about having a beard. After awhile, I got tired of people hugging the wall whenever I passed them in a hallway, or clutching their children close whenever flew over the town in my hot-air balloon, laughing manically. Sometimes you just want to be left alone, you know?