it seems that I have, quite by accident, grown a beard. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe it miraculously sprung up overnight, that would be silly, but I think it might have been sneaking up on me slowly over the last week or two whilst I have languished and enjoyed a fortnight’s holiday.
Alas though it is not a bear of much note. It is not a magnificent shag of a thing – full and glistening and well oiled. It is not styled or quaffed to accentuate my jawline nor is it the type that one might wear accompanied by the type of shirt a lumberjack may prefer.
No, it is none of these things and it does not in any way make me look trendy, sophisticated, well travelled or likely to be found sipping a rather pleasant coffee somewhere with free wi-fi.
It is instead a scratch homeless person affair which serves only to make me look like an ageing alcoholic with an aversion to bathing.
Year round, I am smooth cheeked and shaven headed for the most part and in fact I am usually rather thuggish looking in my appearance given the combination of the skin head and my tattoos. If I was to characterise my looks as a political party, then I would most certainly be Donald Trump’s right leaning Republicans.
It worsens though, because in addition to the accidental beard I also seem to have somehow acquired a ludicrous unintentional mop of hair curly hair to accompany it. So much of a surprise is it that I do not recall how I styled my hair when I was last in possession of any.
If my previous self was to be imagined as a statue-protecting-bed-sheet-wearing Republican then my current self is more likely to be caught in a very dirty pot fuelled three way with Bill and Hilary Clinton.
So what to do? I think I shall ponder my accidental beard and the accompanying unintentional hair and let you know what i decide to do, because the wife says she rather likes it.
Want to read more of my stuff? No. Donât blame you, no offence taken.
https://afterwards.blog/2017/07/29/a-collection-of-miserable-limericks/
https://afterwards.blog/2017/07/14/probing-a-cautionary-tale/
https://afterwards.blog/2017/07/03/first-blog-post/
https://afterwards.blog/2017/07/14/we-unlikely-few/
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Afterwards 
I accidentally grew a beard when I was studying for my master’s comps. That was 40 years ago and it’s been with me ever since. Now I wish I could accidentally grow some hair on my very hairless pate.
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Pesky things they are! đ cannot be trusted
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What troubles me more than your sudden hirsuteness (yes, it’s a word, I looked it up!) is that fact that you are so well-versed in American politics. Trump, I understand because he’s a worldwide disaster, but Hillary and Bill? Next, you’ll be lauding the beautification efforts of Lady Bird Johnson or the scandalous reign of Warren G. Harding. I must admit that my knowledge of British politics is limited. I remember Maggie. And of course, I’ve read about Winston, but the exploits of Theresa May elude me. Is she not worthy of a haiku or two? I’ve certainly strayed from the subject of your new-found shagginess, I feel sad that my political knowledge is so limited like most Americans. Perhaps I can change that by altering my hair. That’s it! I’m going to grow my leg hair and the arm pits are fair game, too! After all, as Game of Thrones tells us, Winter is Coming.
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Oh our politics is tame and wholly uninspiring unlike yours. I like to dabble in all things american from time to time and do keep an eye on your orange uber fuhrer as he is quite something…
Perhaps a nice armpit weave for the onset of autumn? How delightful.
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Keep it! Winter isn’t that far off! Lol… đ
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Indeed !
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How do you find you are treated when you sport this unruly mass of curls and kink? Do others approach you with a different air? I like reading your real life experiences. Thank you.
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Sometimes they pop pennies in my cup if I am drinking a cup of tea. Frightfully rude!
I am apparently more approachable than in my usual skin headed tattooed incarnation.
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I’d be more inclined to approach the tattooed skinhead although I have an affinity for a soft and bouncy pouty curled Afro.
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Its prone to being petted
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