I went through periods where I wore a mustache and other periods where I wore a full beard, but those days are long behind me. I don’t shave every day unless I am going into town among the mobs and throngs. Just around here by myself I don’t see any reason to shave since my dog doesn’t care one way or the other.

But my hair is thinning some and getting whiter and less gray every day. My beard is white also and with my belly, I don’t care to be mistaken as Santa Clause. I mean I could not even sit down in public without worrying about feisty young coeds running over to sit in my lap and tell me what they want for Christmas. Wait a minute……