So here it is Day 23, and it's only through the rapid fund-raising activities of my wife, of all people, that I realize that I've been doing it wrong all along. Here I thought the point was to grow the best beard possible, and at the top of the page it clearly states: How Not To Grow a Beard. Once again, I have failed to Read The Directions.

And so, my dear sponsors, I realize that I have been letting you down. I have not been not growing a beard. I have in fact, grown a luxurious growth of fuzz across both cheeks, chin and lip that any man (and some women!) would be proud of. All I can do is apologize, and hide my mandibular region in shame. And from here on out, I do promise that I will do my best to fail in the most glorious manner possible.