have no hair on my head. Without the beard to give some contour and shape to my overall head, I look like Charlie Brown or Uncle Fester.

I shave it off occasionally on a whim or when I have to interact with some high church leaders for a weekend here and there. It is funny to see how long it takes my family to notice it. The most recent one, about 2 months ago, took my wife 24 hours to notice. My admin looked at me for 15 minutes the first morning and asked if I used to wear glasses (I don't) or if i had gotten a suntan over the weekend. She couldn't figure out why i looked different.

Interestingly, when I first started wearing it, I would get all sorts of nods, had shakes, etc. from guys 15 years my junior. At the time, it was a cool look.

Now I find out it doesn't just look scruffy, it is stinky and toxic.