tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post3844724889140849355..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: MONDAY DIARY: ALMOST EXCRUCIATINGLY TRUE STORIES: BY THE HAIR OF MY CHINNY CHIN CHINFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-59156477339611703202017-01-19T15:04:45.997-08:002017-01-19T15:04:45.997-08:00Okay, fine! Keep your macho lumberjack beard but d...Okay, fine! Keep your macho lumberjack beard but don't be surprised if I start dropping gyros and souvlaki off whenever I pass the rectory!Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752912603079426240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-70964345655395258172017-01-18T16:42:24.849-08:002017-01-18T16:42:24.849-08:00I like your beard. Personally, I hope you don'...I like your beard. Personally, I hope you don't listen to your sister. 🙂Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-12959879178008591932017-01-17T06:53:23.972-08:002017-01-17T06:53:23.972-08:00I have to tell you that I love the beard. Especia...I have to tell you that I love the beard. Especially with 3 Kings and a Camel in them. Your picture with beard ornaments hangs above my desk. When tasks become overwhelming, I look up, see you with ornaments, and laugh. It's a good tension relief!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-68937993636753807622017-01-16T10:58:39.214-08:002017-01-16T10:58:39.214-08:00Last week I was the first to comment on your beard...Last week I was the first to comment on your beard. I think a beard can be very handsome on a person, if it is WELL trimmed. I do not like a beard if it looks like the Amish, a grizzly bear or Duck Dynasty. That is just my opinion, that and a quarter will not get you anything. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-85024903578167248522017-01-16T09:53:14.096-08:002017-01-16T09:53:14.096-08:00Hi Fr. V -
My husband is exactly one week younger...Hi Fr. V -<br /><br />My husband is exactly one week younger than me. When we got married at the age of 26, I looked 26. Fred looked like he was 12. This was before he developed his bald spots - one in the usual place, and one where the band of his hard hat rested on the back of his head.<br /><br />Shortly after we got married, he decided to grow a beard and mustache so he would look more his age, and because he was tired of shaving. And he worked in construction at that time, so he looked more like one of the guys. He kept it neatly trimmed, close to his face.<br /><br />I thought he looked quite handsome. But we had not anticipated one thing.<br /><br />After about a week, the skin on my face became painfully chapped.<br /><br />Fred's beard was coarse, and when he kissed me, it irritated my face. And because we are happily married, we kiss often.<br /><br />As a celibate, of course, you (and St. Maximilian Kolbe, Padre Pio, St. Nick, my good St. Francis, and other holy bearded men) would not have to consider this. You may even find this funny. Go ahead, laugh. It's okay. My skin may be delicate, but I have developed a thick skin. I can take it. I am sure your beard is splendid.<br /><br />On the up side, Fred's growing bald spots cancelled the need for his beard since he now looks his age. He started shaving and nicking up his face again 25 years ago, and we are living happily ever after.<br /><br />Blessings to you and all your bearded brethren - Sue from St. B<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-1548571893348969202017-01-16T09:44:29.031-08:002017-01-16T09:44:29.031-08:00In my family, my maternal and paternal grandfather...In my family, my maternal and paternal grandfathers had mustaches. My father and my mother's brothers were all clean-shaven. My husband (whose father was clean-shaven) wears a mustache. My son wears a somewhat longer goatee but no mustache. I was wondering if each generation seeks to do something a little different than what their fathers did.<br /><br />I also wonder if growing a beard nowadays makes a statement (even if unconsciously) about something that only biological males can do. Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-52485469653131158182017-01-16T09:20:39.392-08:002017-01-16T09:20:39.392-08:00you might be interested in this story: http://www....you might be interested in this story: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-joseph-palmer<br />He was 'persecuted for wearing a beard', even by his local priest :-)<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-48364136093118173422017-01-16T08:33:34.153-08:002017-01-16T08:33:34.153-08:00I am over 45. I love beards and always have. i hav...I am over 45. I love beards and always have. i have never seen my husband without one. And I was most distressed when my son said he was going to shave his beard after vacation. I love your beard and the seminarian's beard. In fact, the seminarian's beard is refulgent. That is all.lgreen515https://www.blogger.com/profile/12936566288503176394noreply@blogger.com