Habeus Gorpus

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A Practical Joke

My friend, the Greek, is a noted and vocal opponent to facial hair, especially regarding my person. In this noble cause he is joined by my lovely wife, who it must be said casts the deciding vote on the subject. For many years I wore a goatee until I stopped, and have subsequently gotten used to not having one.

It seemed like a good joke, then, to start growing out a beard. We had a wedding rehearsal this Thursday in advance of the actual event on Saturday, so I decided to show up to the rehearsal all scruffy and ask the Greek whether he liked the beard I was growing for the wedding.

He reacted with a remarkable amount of poise, considering. (I suspect that he has so much on his mind that it honestly wasn't something he was prepared to worry about much.)

I hated growing it, it was profoundly uncomfortable. I shaved it all off as soon as I got home from the rehearsal.

Wedding Rehearsal

Last night was the rehearsal. It was a lot of fun. We found our way to the church (which isn't as far away as we thought it was), went through the wedding procedure, and then retired to a local restaurant (the Horny Elf) for massive quantities of Greek food. Some of us were under the impression that the spread of appetizers was actually the main course, so we were quite surprised when main courses showed up. As I pointed out to the priest (who sat next to my lovely wife and I), in Greece, it's pretty much a law that nobody ever leaves a table hungry.

The food was great, the wine was plentiful and good times were had.

The Greek and his lovely fiancee Ladybug gave us groomsmen very generous gifts of watches. I'm taking mine in to a jewelry store today to get it sized because I can't wait to wear it. It's gorgeous. My lovely wife and I were both a little overwhelmed.

As my friend FilterlessJay pointed out, it was great to feel the huge amount of positive energy at the rehearsal and the dinner afterwards. I'm extremely excited about this coming weekend.

Header Formatting

I like to format my blog posts with headers, as this one has been formatted, as it breaks up the content into manageable pieces while simultaneously categorizing said content and offering the opportunity to inject humorous notes by carefully crafting the header title itself. (I note that the header for this particular entry, however, is neither clever nor amusing.) I've received feedback that this is a popular approach, and consequently I'm going to try to use it whenever possible.

An Actual Comment By RJA

I like the Bay.
I used to say,
Who shops at the Bay?
Then I started shopping
At the Bay.
-RJA