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beginish’s Eye on a Splintered Mind

Today’s weather threatens 115 degree heat indexes, so I did my yard work in the morning. It was still positively brutal, but at least it’s done. I pulled out the CBL Premium Soaps’ Iron Throne, which has that great cooling hit of menthol on top of the fantastic woodsy scent, and boy was it welcome and a winner. Great chill during and after the shave, and the persistent sandalwood scent was a real treat.
 
111F here today Bob. *ugh* Stepping into the A/C'd house (25C/77F) feels absolutely chilly at first.
 
Here in Southern Louisiana we have something unusual happening this week. A cold front in late July! Okay...well...we are not exactly getting a cold front. A cold front somewhere else is pushing cooler air and rain into our area. This week is supposed to be in the high 80s. Still...a little too hot for my taste...but I'll take it compared to what we've been having!
 
I’m finding that the grass grows like wild in the sprin and early summer, but really slows down once July sets in. We have had so much rain from some really violent storms that I really don’t water anything.
 
beginish said:
I’m not gonna lie. That would make my head explode. I cut with a manual push mower.
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Not if you lived in Louisiana! I cut my grass yesterday and was a week and one day long from the last time I cut it. Not sure what happened this week...but the grass was much thicker and longer than it usually is. I had to cut the back yard twice. Once at a taller height...and another at a shorter. And I still had clumps of grass that I had to deal with. I'm telling you...if you want to grow grass and weeds...come to Louisiana!
 
Bob, ya know what I just clued in to? I have never read Splinter of the Mind’s Eye. Have to see if the library has it.
 
The Rover is doing an excellent job face lathering Jermyn Street. Painting strokes are a very effective means of lathering. I have also completed another month using a single Sensor blade and once again, it has been effective and drama free. I have just one cartridge left, which I will use in August at the end of which, I will be DE or SE only.
 
One of the things I do as part of my 3017ing is rate the soaps and creams on a 3 star scale (* is a product with problems, ** is a good solid product that gets the job done pretty well but doesn’t set the world on fire, *** is truly memorable). I do 3 stars and not 5 because I don’t feel like splitting hairs and there really are (for me) only 3 buckets (bad, good, great). The vast majority of products are **, and only a few are truly bad or truly good.

I say this because I typically have only one of a particular soap, use it until it’s finished and then move on to the next. It’s rare that I have revisited products. Boellis Panama 1924 was one case where I split the brick in half and the second usage proved my original ** ranking as wrong. The stuff is truly outstanding.

I have now come to
My second re-scoring with TOBS Jermyn Street. On my first 3
months of use, it seemed a
straightforward ** soap. It lathered easily enough, decent cushion and slickness and ok scent. After 6 months with Arlington, though, which was troublesome, my most recent month with Jermyn Street has forced me to reconsider. JS lathers easily regardless of brush and the lather is really rich and slick, can handle water and holds up. I greatly appreciate the scent, too. Let’s welcome TOBS Jermyn Street to the rare company of Bob’s 3 Star Soaps.
 
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