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Looking for a good reason to grow a beard? Or do you have a “good” reason/excuse to grow a beard that you would like to share? Share it here!

Our good friends at Beards.org have given us some of their reasons…

- I always wanted to grow a beard.
- I wanted to see how I would look with a beard.
- I like the way beards look.

- I like the way beards look and feel.
- I hate to shave.
- I wanted to change my appearance.
- I look better, more handsome, with a beard

- It is the natural thing to do.
- It is the manly thing to do.
- It suits my personality.

- I wanted to look older.
- I wanted to look more distinguished.
- Growing a beard is a family tradition.
- It is something that women cannot do.

- I wanted to express my freedom upon leaving military service

This was an interesting little revelation for me today.
Check out your “Top 25 Most Played” smart playlist in your iTunes menu.
I was pretty interested to see what was in there.
Keep in mind that my iTunes has only been keeping track since February of 2006, and iTunes only counts what was played on this computer…not my car, ipod, etc.

This is how they’ll be listed…
“Song Title” - Artist Name - Album Name - Play Count

1. “Your Heart Is An Empty Room” - Death Cab for Cutie - Plans - 328
2. “Debate Exposes Doubt” - Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album - 278
3. “Put Me Back Together” - Alex Cramer - n/a - 275
4. “Passenger Seat” - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism - 253
5. “God of Creation” - David Crowder Band - Can You Hear Us - 251
6. “What Sarah Said” - Death Cab for Cutie - Plans - 243
7. “23″ - Jimmy Eat World - Futures - 243
8. “So Here We Are” - Bloc Party - Silent Alarm - 239
9. “Brothers on a Hotel Bed” - Death Cab for Cutie - Plans - 239
10. “Polaris” - Jimmy Eat World - Futures - 238
11. “Cautioners” - Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American - 227
12. “Glosoli” - Sigur Ros - Takk… - 223
13. “The Rummage” - Reeve Hunter - n/a - 218
14. “Doubting Thomas” - Nickel Creek - Why Should The Fire Die? - 217
15. “Expo ‘86″ - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism - 212
16. “Coney Island” - Death Cab for Cutie - The Photo Album - 209
17. “Name’s Sake (live)” - Shane & Shane - An Evening with Shane & Shane - 205
18. “The Avalanche” - Sufjan Stevens - Illinois - 195
19. “[Blank]” - David Crowder Band - All I Can Say - 194
20. “Wholly Yours [B Varient]” - David Crowder Band - B Collision - 192
21. “Silence Is Easy” - Starsailor - Silence Is Easy - 190
22. “Madi Don’t Leave” - PlayRadioPlay! - n/a - 185
23. “Transatlanticism” - Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism - 182
24. “The Dress Looks Nice on You” - Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans - 171
25. “Secret of the Easy Yoke” - Pedro The Lion - It’s Hard to Find a Friend - 170

OBSERVATIONS:

- I listen to a lot of Death Cab for Cutie. 32% of my Top 25 (50% of the Top 10) is comprised of this band.

- “Doubting Thomas” is the only song by Nickel Creek that I own. Apparently I like it.

- Alex Cramer is 3 plays away from being in the #2 spot. That’s impressive.

- Both Alex Cramer (#3) and Reeve Hunter (#13) have never recorded an album.

- Pedro the Lion is my all-time favorite band, but only one song cracks the Top 25?

- #19 is a blank track on the David Crowder Band’s first record. I use it every now and again when making mixtapes. I guess that’s how it got there.

I totally forgot about this fun little thing.

My reading level used to be elementary. I’m glad that I apparently am writing at a higher reading level now. What’s your blog’s reading level?