the shrewdness of apes

by way of explanation, i feel compelled to mention that the name of this thing comes from the fact that a group of apes is called "a shrewdness", which i discovered thanks to the folks at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. i love how many animals groups have very apt names like a tower of giraffes, a prickle of porcupines and a crash of rhinoceroses.

in other mammalian news, i trimmed my beard for the first time last night, and i can't even tell you how much better it made me feel about keeping it. i was beginning to get a little weary of the whole process. not that i want to start shaving again, but suffice to say i will be trimming it on a very regular basis until such a time as it becomes unwieldy (i.e. the next day above 70 degrees). check me out at the National Beard Registry. a quick search of their database shows that the only other fella from brooklyn on there right now is named "banjo bob". i feel good about that for some reason.

in order to fulfill my contractual requirements with balgavy.com, expect to see these facial hair updates on a semi-regular basis.