A little bit earlier today I shaved my beard off for the first time in quite a few years (I can't remember if I've had it since 2004 or since 2005) and, perhaps foolishly, I didn't even solicit my girlfriend's opinion first. But I figure that if the reviews are bad it's easy enough to grow back.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2008/05/a-new-day/45054/
