Miracle on facial hair

America is No. 1 at a lot of things. One of those things is growing beards, as the ol' Red White and Blue have struck gold in the World Beard and Mustache Championships

The United States is the world's new facial hair super power, having captured twelve world championship titles out of eighteen categories plus overall at the World Beard and Moustache Championships in Anchorage, Alaska on May 23, 2009. Possessing home field advantage, the USA was able to dethrone Germany which had dominated this competition since its inception.

Hometown favorite and Beard Team USA member David Traver was crowned overall champ, having styled his beard to resemble an Alaska snowshoe which earned him top honors in the freestle full beard category. Meanwhile Germany's Karl-Heinz Hille's elaborate moustache earned him second. San Franciscan Jack Passion placed third with his long, red natural beard. The winners took home engraved gold pans.

USA! USA! USA! Now if only we could be good at having a stable economy...

Epic Haircut of Greatness

Alright, so the last time I had gotten a haircut was back at the middle of September. I had decided after that point to just let it go.

Well, after all those months of growing I decided it was time for the cutting. My fiance, my sister and mom (all the women in my life) had been bugging me for months and months to get it cut.

That's not why I decided it was time. There were two things that led to this decision.

1) The summer is coming and the weather is getting hotter. The last few hikes Jeff and I have done have been very warm. And my mop of hair made it seem like I was hiking with a baby sheep on my head. It was time for a summer haircut.

2) When I was standing on the sidewalk corner the other day waiting for the crosswalk light to change and a guy in a suit walked up next to me. When the light changed he looked at me, handed me a dollar and said, "Sorry you're down on your luck pal. Hang in there." It was time to not look homeless anymore.

So, here it is:





Now I can start growing it back out through winter. That, and the beard. Real mountain man style.

Epic Video: Natalie Portman's Shaved Head... is an actual band name

This is in honor of this man...

It's EVVVVERYYYYWHERRRREEEE....

(Somebody was drinking at 11 a.m. today)