Okay, I know what you're saying. I'm not a day late, I'm two days late. But to that I say a hearty, "Nuh uh!" because I took this picture on the 1st. I just didn't have time to post it until now.
Here is (plus a day or so) my 30-day, mostly-untrimmed, still-spotty beard growth. Despite the scraggly and spotty, I'm pretty happy with it and am going to see what a second month will bring. I'll post a picture now and again as the weeks go by, assuming I remember.
If all goes well, I think I'll keep this bad boy until the thaw, and shave it off with a machete (or a Norelco) when I'm not using it to keep my face warm while I do man stuff outside like kill grizzly bears or build cabins or scrape ice off my car.
And yeah, I'll be back next year.