Keep the beard Joseph. I had a beard for almost thirty years, shaved it off to do commercial cooking, then grew it back almost 6 years ago. It came in white, everyone started calling me Santa, so I found a new career, other than engraving. Yours reminds me of a semi-famous artist
, one of Spanish decent! AND, the women do find old men with beards attractive, to my wife's dismay. I just chuckle and enjoy the attention, from my wife and her reaction to the others.