Hey guys. I decided to grow a beard for the first time in my life at age 47. [View all]

Last time I shaved was last Friday. Coming in very salt and pepper, but I knew that would happen. Matches the gray temples and the mostly gray chest hair.

Weird, huh? Just wanted to see what I would look like. Probably let it go another 4-5 days just to see, then adios.

I got over the worst of the 3-4 day itching, wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Of course, people in my life now think I'm nuts. I already ran out of the excuse that my razor was out of battery life, or broken. They're on to me now.

OK, yeah, just looked at myself in the men's room mirror. Looks pretty bad at this point. But I guess it deserves a little more time, they all go through an ugly duckling phase from what I understand.