Another Shaving Journal

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (4)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Good day, Cadre. It’s just a few minutes past noon, and I had a morning shave about an hour ago, followed by a pleasant Zoom meeting with friends I met through an amazing local cancer support organization. My son and DIL will be over shortly for a visit, along with their big sweet dog, who is technically a purebred pit bull, but is in reality a sweet, overgrown puppy. He still is a lap dog, which is fun. Later on I’ll be off to a meeting with good friends. Fun day. Be well.

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (5)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

This shave was late last night, after the Zoom call. I’m back home after an 8am appointment. Rather a busy day ahead, so this is a brief note. Have a good day!

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (6)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Late shave last night for early morning appointment today. After getting prerequisites completed over the past couple of weeks, today my PCP cleared me for inguinal hernia surgery next Friday. All preparations are done, now I just wait till the day of surgery.

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (7)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Good evening, Cadre! Happy Thursday to one and all. Enjoy your evening as we (almost) all gear up for Friday. Enjoy!

Graybeard57 said:

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Whoa whoa whoa…I didn’t agree to up anything.

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (8)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

This was yesterday’s shave. Once again, I shaved at the last minute before running out to a meeting (actually two, back to back). Maybe I’ll get it done earlier next Friday. We’ll see how I do tonight. A beautiful spring day here in Pittsburgh: sunny, light breeze, 76F/24C, going up to 81F/27C later. Perfect. Enjoy your day, Cadre!

I should have posted this yesterday, the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s midnight ride:

Paul Revere’s Ride​

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

LISTEN, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, “If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light, —
One, if by land, and two, if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm.”

This is but a snippet. For the full poem, see this site here:

We are fortunate that Longfellow put quill to paper to document this historic event. I just read the full poem, and I encourage you all to do the same. It fills me with wonder, pride, and joy to be an American.

Today is the 250th anniversary of America’s first battle for independence, celebrated locally:

Patriots’ Day commemorates the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775. It has been celebrated as a state holiday since 1894, with Lexington Historical Society playing an instrumental role in persuading the Massachusetts Legislature to formally recognize it on a state level.​

This, and other information can be found here: Patriots' Day 2025 — Lexington History Museums

Also, this is from Attend the 250th Anniversary Battle Road Tactical Demonstration - Minute Man National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service), the Minutemen National Historical Park:

Welcome to the 250th Commemoration Saturday, April 19, 2025, will mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War. It was here that British Colonists bravely defended their ideals of liberty and self-determination. Join us for this momentous occasion, when many events are planned throughout the day at Minute Man National Historical Park and the surrounding towns of Lexington and Concord.

I hope that you enjoy revisiting the history we all learned in grade school. It is alive and well in Massachusetts.

CajunBlade Savon Nu unscented
RazoRock Bruce synthetic
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (9)
Nivea 2 in 1 AS splash

Excellent shave this afternoon, and early enough for me to document it before going out later. Will wonders never cease?

I do hope you read the above post as we celebrate the first battles that led to the establishment of our nation’s democracy.