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For the Love of Old Spice - Illini's Shave Journal

Well here’s hoping you get a reprieve from the storm.

Keep the faith on the potty training - ups and downs but somewhere along the line - there will be a epiphany and bliss! Kudos to both you and your wife - it’s a tough part of parenting and you’re doing great!
 
You guys are hilarious - my wife has already gotten the visit to Dr. Snip on the radar for when we're done having kids. I made a comment around it being painful which, in retrospect, was REAL dumb seeing as how she carries, births, and then has the extended recovery for each child. She really let me have it that time, not a mistake I'll ever make again! :LOL:

A few more work days this week, hoping they go by nice and quick. This weekend we're finally getting to celebrate Christmas with my wife's family after having to postpone due to my FIL's shingles and then them being down in FL for 6 weeks. My wife is over the moon. Happy wife, happy life!

Thursday February 17th, 2022
Razor : '55 Gillette Flare Tip SS
Blade : Bic SP (17)
Brush : Razorock F400
Pre : Shower
Soap : Canadian Williams Mug
Post : Thayers WH & MJ Legend EdC
 
Fightingillini22 said:
You guys are hilarious - my wife has already gotten the visit to Dr. Snip on the radar for when we're done having kids. I made a comment around it being painful which, in retrospect, was REAL dumb seeing as how she carries, births, and then has the extended recovery for each child. She really let me have it that time, not a mistake I'll ever make again! :LOL:
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One must paint the picture of modern production methods at Snip City Medical Center.

Procedures are always on Friday

Subjects will arrive early at the open gymnasium size production room filled with stirrup chairs and the fresh aroma of industrial disinfectant.

Subjects will begin filling up the stirrup arena in an orderly fashion.

Dr Snip Emeritus begins his address on the JumboTron for the latest graduating class.

There are several teams of Dr Production Snippers divided by assignments of Slicers, Hook & Burn, and stitchers.

Once all customers are stripped, gowned and successfully mounted on the line of stirrup tables work begins.

The Slicing Team gives the local anesthetic shots while administering hair removal, then generously brushes you down with a red sanitizer, and makes the cut on the carefully drawn line.

The Hook and Burn Team immediately fetches the correct tube looking thing and gently stretches it out for the Burn Tech to sever & seal in one easy step with the cauterizing iron (Don’t worry, they get the right tube most of the time).

The Stitching Team is next up. They will make sure the leaks are sealed and then stuff things neatly back inside with the index finger and tightly close with the coolest whip stitch ever.

Participants exit the arena one by one to reunite with their transports. They can do 30 per hour, so even if the class size is large you will be out by lunch.

As soon as you get home you will begin the frozen pea treatments that are to last all weekend. Resist all temptation to reuse these as foodstuffs and discard these bags of peas after the weekend.

You will develop cool colors and still have swelling on Monday. The recording from your panic call to the Dr will say take 2 aspirin and we will see you Friday.

On your Friday visit, stitches will come out and you will get the 2 week game plan. Under Doctor Orders……. you are to be highly active with your partner at least daily so that at the next visit, a generously provided specimen can prove that you are unlikely to father more children.

Sometimes a little drama helps.
😎
 
Made it to Friday! The storm was downgraded yesterday, with snow totals decreased to the 2-4 inch range. We ended up getting around 4, which is much better than the 6-10 they had forecasted up until 12 hours before the snow started. Seriously, if I was as bad at my job as meteorologists, I would have been on the unemployment line years ago!

Going down to the city tomorrow to hang out with a very good friend whom I haven't seen in a little while. Planning to go to a local brewery close to where we lived when we still had our condo downtown. Should be very nice. As I previously mentioned, celebrating "Christmas in February" with my wife's side on Sunday which she is over the moon for.

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Friday February 18th, 2022
Razor : '55 Gillette Red Tip SS
Blade : Bic SP (18)
Brush : Ever Ready 100T Plisson
Pre : Shower
Soap : Canadian Williams Mug
Post : Thayers WH & Z-14 EdC

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Hey Ryan, just F.Y.I., Phoenix Shaving is doing away with the "Sun Down" line at the end of this month. I just ordered more and wanted to give you a head's up in case you wanted to snag some before it's gone.
 
MarkB said:
Hey Ryan, just F.Y.I., Phoenix Shaving is doing away with the "Sun Down" line at the end of this month. I just ordered more and wanted to give you a head's up in case you wanted to snag some before it's gone.
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Well dang! Thanks for the heads up...now to ponder if I need a backup or not...
 
Back to the grind...but only for 2 days this week! I'm taking Wednesday thru Friday off and we're doing a February "Staycation" as it's definitely that winter glum time and I need a little break from the grind. Nothing much on the agenda for the Staycation yet, but super excited to be taking 3 days off!

The weekend was super nice. Spend Saturday downtown and saw a whole bunch of friends who still live down there and haven't committed to the whole suburbs thing quite yet. Spent 4 hours at our old favorite brewery then dinner at a Nashville-style hot chicken place that thankfully survived Covid. Yesterday we spent the day at my in-laws celebrating Christmas in February which was very nice. Our son got plenty of new toys (not that he didn't already have too many to begin with) and it was nice seeing that side of the family again.

Continue to work away at this Canadian Williams, and I've really dialed in the shaves now. Think I wasn't adding enough citric acid to my water before, as now it takes a mere 20 or 30 seconds of loading for absolutely stellar lathers.

Have a great Monday, thanks for reading!

Saturday February 19th, 2022
Razor : Gillette NEW LC
Blade : Bic SP (19)
Brush : Rudy Vey Plisson
Pre : Shower
Soap : Canadian Williams Mug
Post : Thayers WH & Nautica Voyage EdT

Sunday February 20th, 2022
Razor : '52 Gillette Bakelite Tech
Blade : Bic SP (20)
Brush : Razorock Beehive
Pre : Shower
Soap : Canadian Williams Mug
Post : Thayers WH & Z-14 EdC

Monday February 21st, 2022
Razor : '59 Gillette Fat Boy
Blade : Bic SP (21)
Brush : Whipped Dog HM
Pre : Shower
Soap : Canadian Williams Mug
Post : Thayers WH & MJ Legend EdC
 
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