Elbow Patches

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Well, here I am again. Many many defunct blogs in my wake. But the urge to write short, pithy “essays” is too strong. Hey, here’s a quote by Jean Cocteau!

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.

As I write this, I’m about 10 days without shaving. I’m looking like a teenage hobo, but hopefully not like that Spencer on The Hills, whose whiskers resemble a snowflake’s pubic hairs. (I’ll save comments on his appearance when “clean” for another time.) In any case, this isn’t an official regrowth. It’s just preparation for my Halloween costume: “Marv” from Home Alone, a role immortalized by Daniel Stern. My wife will portray Joe Pesci’s “Harry.” I’ll try to report back on how it goes.