this is the longest i ever grew a beard, probably stays another month or two until winter ends. one day last december, some kid asked if i was santa claus. today a kid where i was teaching music, asks if i am a rabbi. i like the new unexpected tropes. more fun than the usual fights, like the guy in the sauna disappointed in my response when he said the democratic party are all socialists and later that he’s ashamed of trudeau because he calls himself a feminist. or the other guy, who expected me to agree with his dislike of chrissie hynde because of what he read about her in facebook. a talented photographer asked if i would participate in an upcoming shoot. i’ll let the photo decide what’s the real story with this beard.