Hey everyone -- as you can see now, I've added a photo of my new slyness to my profile! Will try to dig up a before here soon as well.
Well... so far, reactions have been either positive or neutral for the most part. The first adults I ran into were at my kids preschool. One of the directors there was like "boy -- I'm not going to your barber!" but actually is someone who goes sly from time to time. He mentioned then that it was time for him to do it too. Then asked me how often I do it. At first I thought he was talking about how often I shave it now -- e.g. once a day, etc. then I got that he was actually wondering how often I go sly -- like I go back and forth or some such. Funny.
Next, at work, a couple of "oh wows" but by and large not too much. Someone said that I now remind them of some actor in a crime series but couldn't quite place it. I half-jokingly ventured "Kojak." Oh... one woman who works in the same building came down to see me about something -- walked into my office and went "OH -- excuse me I was looking for... OMG it is you! Why did you do that?" That was the closest thing to non-positive I've had so far.
Day 3 now, I'm feeling a bit more adept at the whole shaving thing. Had a few nicks and scrapes yesterday and day before, but today it feels very smooth.
I'm getting more and more used to it. Actually had a dream about it the other night. In my dream I had totally missed a whole patch of hairs while shaving and had apparently gone all day with it like that.
Oh, kids are totally fine too. My son said he wants to do it when he is older -- he's just 4.
Thanks again for all the continuing support and good advice guys (and one gal). Oh, and no, BaldBen, I'm definitely no trainer -- my screen tag is actually short for "Northwesterner" -- the region where I live