In order to raise awareness of men's health issues, November has been turned into a moustache growing charity event, check out:

  http://www.movember.com/

I'm currently deciding if this is a good idea - I would be up for it except that I have to stand up at TechEd in front of a potentially large audience and sporting a half grown pathetic 'tash isn't the best way to make a good impression. So I thought I'd better play with some possibilities of what could be:

Most of my team seem to be of the belief that I should go with the handlebar option - I like to think that it is because its quite Royal Air Force like and that I used to do a lot of flying rather than them just wanting me to look as silly as possible. However, I think that a handlebar in a month would need me to be fertilising my upper lip to get that much growth!

I am currently leaving my options open - i.e. I haven't shaved this in Nov - so now you know and if you see me; no need to ask "What's with the silly beard?".

Neil.