Well, I must admit, I was surprised to find on the New York Times Style page today the slide show, Beards: Rugged? Trendy? Or Unreliable? On a day fraught with technical glitches, emergency edits and too many to-do lists, stumbling upon this slide show, not to mention the related article, brought a smile to my face. I guess, in part, because growing up with three brothers and in close proximity to many male cousins, I quickly learned how important facial hair is to men. It also reminded me of one of my first portraits to appear in a magazine, of a bearded fellow I like very much.
