Movember?

I am a little blown away. this was a surprise to me how big Movember is here at work. Its only lunch time and probably 10 people said something to me. It certainlhy was a big change without the beard after so long. Most of the people at work only know me with the beard. Anbd Im gald I started all that last night because taking off the full beard took some doing. Wife is very supportive. She wanted our son to shave his for a long time anyhow. I'll give more update later.

Post Edited (NowhereMan) : 6/11/2018 11:25:08 AM (GMT-6)

Hardly noticeable for me today...I simply didn't shave this morning at the Y before work. But that's not totally unusual for me, as every now and then I go scruffy for a couple days in a row. By next week at work, I think it'll be obvious.

I had a conversation about it this morning at the Y anyhow. The guy a couple lockers down from me had RT roughly the same time as my RP, about 8-years ago, although I only became acquainted with him in the last year. Since then we have shared stories about our PC experiences. I told him I was not shaving for Movember and he totally had no idea what it was about. Now he does.

I thought that the HealingWell site was supported by ads that appear, but doubtless this covers only part of the bill. I plan to make a donation. Maybe this will help to provide a 2% cost-of-living pay adjustment for the indefatigable moderators as well.

I mentioned a Prostate Cancer charitable organization many years ago, and was reminded by the moderator of the rule against solicitation. Cancer charities have had their intrigues and scandals.

NowhereMan,
I have been on the scene for 11 years now as a survivor but I remised on the mustaches. I have worn a beard for more than 20 years (with exception to one time when I accidentally started trimming it without the proper setting on my trimmer). But I do participate in another way. I will be attending as an advisor to the Movember Foundation's "Prostate Cancer Landscape Analysis Committee" chaired by Dr. Mark Buzza at the next meeting at the UCLA cancer center on December 10th. Mark sought my input on where the raised funds may be best utilized and I accepted this role with the foundation this past September.

Great foundation and I know many that participate in November. Good on all of you!

NowhereMan, what I said to you last month is true: the interest in Movember here at this site is "lukewarm" at best. I get it that some of the guys are limited in what they can do due to the chemicals throwing off their hair growth, but that's not most of the guys here. It's apathetic; especially those overly worried about appearances. Totally missing the point. It has been a bit surprising to me, too.

Day 3. The whiskers are a bit scruffy. Can't feel it and don't notice it at all, however, unless I rub my hand over it or look in the mirror. Today I used my razor to shave around the bottom part of my neck, so the shape of a beard will start to develop. Probably later on in the month I'll take it down to a moustache only for the full effect & intent.

My wife offered to stop shaving in support of Movember. After a short discussion I told her I appreciated it, but we both agreed that we would each not stop grooming everywhere.

Post Edited (NKinney) : 11/3/2017 10:38:47 AM (GMT-6)

alephnull said...
I think Princess Leia said it.

Scruffy Nerf Herder or something like that.

I like the look.

haha, It's not a big deal.

But apparently a couple princesses around here think it is.

Glad to hear you are "in," halbert, by starting the month clean shaven and then letting it go! For guys like you and NowhereMan, the CHANGE (taking off long term growth) has got to be both sudden and dramatic. For me, having been clean shaven for a long time, the growth is slow change over the month, but by next week it'll be clear that something's going on...

So, just what kind of impact does suddenly growing a beard/mustache actually have on the people around us?

There have been numerous studies on this, and there are numerous web articles that measure the psychological impact of suddenly becoming hirsute. This one is probably typical:

/www.baldingbeards.com/how-beard-affects-people-around-you/

Some comments from it:

"… in various studies and research, beards have been shown to have magical powers that can have a definite affect on people.
OK, so ‘magical powers’ may be stretching it a bit, but there’s something about a beard."

"Traits like aggression and dominance, and maturity."

"The longer the beard hair, the more masculine the man is rated."

" … different women have different perspectives on beards … Women like stubble. But they favor heavy stubble over lighter stubble … Women find men with facial hair to be more masculine."

An interesting point is made regarding beards and job interviews. Studies seem to indicate that clean-shaven men do better for entry-level jobs, while bearded men do better for senior positions. However, stubble, whether light or heavy, had a negative impact on all job interviews.

The article concludes:

"But there’s no arguing that beards do have an affect when it comes to how people perceive us, and even how we’re perceived by the opposite sex. Wear that beard with pride, friends, and be conscious of the messages it may be sending others."

81GyGuy said...
blah, blah

So stop talking about it 81GyGuy and just do it!



Pratoman, good for you. Good for you.



halbert, I tell my wife that those grey-ish whiskers coming is are blond (like I used to be back in the day; by late 20s it mostly turned more brown-ish except on top where it still stayed more light from lots of sun). She's being kind in telling me in return that it's "light."

Good for you 81GyGuy. Good for you.

too busy writing a poem ...

I'm in, at least for the time being... haven't shaved the upper lip for a week and as I'm on vacation til after Thanksgiving have considered joining NKinney in going bearded, or more likely a VanDeyke/Mostash combo. Been clean shaven my entire life. It will be interesting to see how many scruffy looking Nerfherders I'll see at Universal Studios this month. (ˇ෴ˇ)