Bearded Man Interview #1

This morning I had my first interview with a bearded man of Austin, the chaplain at my hospital; here are my findings:

Reason for beard:
1. he gets lazy and does not feel like shaving every day.
2. His wife likes it.

Identity:
He does not identify himself with his beard and answered "hell no" when asked if he has a name for his beard.

Weezer Beards

On 27 May 2011 I went to stubs to see Cage the Elephant. My friends and I were amazed but the beards that we saw there. So much so that we started taking pictures of all of the bearded men.

Last night, 7 June, 2011 I went to the Weezer concert, I must admit somewhat excited about the prospect of seeing more of Austin's bearded community. I must say that Weezer does not have as big a bearded following. There was a pleasantly plump bearded man directly in from of me the entire show who seemed to be enjoying himself. I only saw a handful of bearded men the entire night.

My search to understand the bearded men of Austin continues.....

What inspires them to grow these beards in a place that gets so warm?
What do the beards mean to them?
Do they identify themselves differently with or without the beard?
Do they name their beards?
etc...

My First Blog

I have started a blog. I never took myself for a "blogger" but I am exploring a new chapter in my life (once again) and I thought, why not? I participate in numerous random activities and someone somewhere may be entertained by my life....so enjoy!