Thanks for all the welcomes! I'm thinking about going with a goatee this summer, but can't make up my mind. Just before going sly, my beard was very long, almost zz top long. I got tired of catching it on everything, and getting bugs caught in it, while on the motorcycle...especially bees, lol. My girlfriend of 8 years prefers the goatee, but I get lots of compliments on the full beard, so it's kind of a hard decision for me.