Black Beard

So yeah, today's Halloween. One of my favorite custumes of all time is a Pirate, although they all look like Captain Jack Sparrow now. But, this post is dedicated to one of the greatest pirates of all time: Black Beard. Sure the guy's name was Edward Teach, but that sounds really boring for a pirate with such a great beard. Black beard is easily the logical choice here. From the early 1700's until his death in 1718, Blackbeard, instilled fear in everyone who sailed the seas, including other pirates. He was the most feared pirate in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the 13 colonies. When the name pirate comes into your mind, this is the kind of guy that you think of. He set himself up as the Magistrate of Nassau, where he ruled over other pirates and citizens alike. So yeah, cross pirate king off the list of great accomplishments for a bearded lad. During his life, He had received five gunshot wounds and three knife wounds, all of which should have ended his life. He had survived all of them, only falling over with the ninth fatal wound he received. Consequently, the belief in Blackbeards supernatural power became firmly implanted in Caribbean folklore. Sure he was an awful guy who plundered other ships and killed plenty of time, but he did it all with a great beard. I would like to boldly state that he would have been nothing without his beard. Case Closed.

Benjamin Harrison

Being memorial day and all, I thought it was fitting to have a former President recognized. Harrison was our 23rd president by beating Grover Cleveland in 1888. Plus, he was born in Ohio and I am proud of the fact that 8 U.S. Presidents were from Ohio. Also, his grandpa was William Henry Harrison, who was also a president, but didn't have a beard sadly, but was only president for a month, so maybe he was planning on growing one and just didn't get the chance. Benjamin was only 5'6, so to make up for his lack of height, he grew a sweet beard that definitely makes up for that. I still wish it was the 1800's so every one had a sweet beard like Harrison, but maybe it was too common then and I wouldn't be so proud of my beard as I am today. Anyway, happy memorial day and I hope people to take time out of their day to learn more about our past presidents.

Brad Pitt

I was watching Seven over the weekend. I don't really care for Brad Pitt, I think he's over rated and not that great of an actor. However, whenever he was not shooting a film in the late 90's, he would grow a sweet beard. This thing was huge and unkempt. He looked like a hippie straight out of the 60's, not a hollywood leading man. So yeah, i'll probably never like him (although I do enjoy Seven, Fight Club, 12 Monkeys) He can grow a pretty sweet beard. But I he hasn't done it lately and I'm guessing that would be Angelina's fault because she has too many kids that he would probably scare. I miss 90's Brad Pitt, please come back and stop making boring movies.