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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
Glad the missus is OK! A shame you had to replace her.
It’s a mileage thing … you understand.Glad the missus is OK! A shame you had to replace her.
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Torrey
Blade: none
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: Which One’s Pink
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Which One’s Pink
The Deets-
Another very nice shave this morning. Will mix it up a bit this weekend. Life is good!
Home Front-
Testing the new radio before installing the bezel.
And early this week we found backyard guests. Had to put up a barrier to keep Deb and the dog out.
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Torrey
Blade: none
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: Which One’s Pink
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Which One’s Pink
The Deets-
Another very nice shave this morning. Will mix it up a bit this weekend. Life is good!
Home Front-
Testing the new radio before installing the bezel.
And early this week we found backyard guests. Had to put up a barrier to keep Deb and the dog out.
Baby bunnies! I hope you have better luck with them than we had with ours…
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Torrey
Blade: none
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts
Soap: PAA Porthos
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Porthos
The Deets-
Changed a few bits up and enjoyed a nice, late morning shave. Life is good!
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 o’ clock
Brush: Shavemac Beehive
Soap: SV Stella Alpina
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stella Alpina
The Deets-
I’m a bit slow in posting, but it’s all good in the hood. Crazy busy last week is bleeding into this week. But SV will brighten up any week and I’ll rock this setup all week long. Life is good!
Home Front-
So 100 years ago we hosted an exchange student from Japan and he was in high school at the time. He came back for a year of college (dorm life) later and spent every weekend of that school year with us too. So this young man is getting married this year, traditional Japanese wedding and wants his Texas parents to attend. So collecting cans and may have to sell a kidney, but we are going to make that happen.
Lastly, we are empty nesters again. They grow up so fast …
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 o’ clock
Brush: Shavemac Beehive
Soap: SV Stella Alpina
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stella Alpina
The Deets-
I’m a bit slow in posting, but it’s all good in the hood. Crazy busy last week is bleeding into this week. But SV will brighten up any week and I’ll rock this setup all week long. Life is good!
Home Front-
So 100 years ago we hosted an exchange student from Japan and he was in high school at the time. He came back for a year of college (dorm life) later and spent every weekend of that school year with us too. So this young man is getting married this year, traditional Japanese wedding and wants his Texas parents to attend. So collecting cans and may have to sell a kidney, but we are going to make that happen.
Lastly, we are empty nesters again. They grow up so fast …
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
So awesome Tim! That’ll be great fun!
Agreed, we are stoked. Staying long enough to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary there too. Can’t wait.
Don’t know, but I can ask.
The visit to Japan sounds as though it will be very rewarding. I’d like to visit again one day.
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O Clock
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: PAA Doppelgänger Black
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Doppelgänger Black
The Deets-
A very nice shave was had this morning and kept the DE rolling along today too. I was lazy and a bit beat up from a long day yesterday. Anyway I wanted to work on the splay of this new synthetic, so I grabbed the Turkish copper bowl to give it a good workout.
I got the soap/water dialed in and hit this thing like it owed me money. Man, it whipped up an outstanding yogurt smooth lather, that was nice and slick. Three effortless passes left me BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather and quick rinse. A healthy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain! Great start to the day with a late morning shave. Life is good!
Home Front-
Long day yesterday. Left the house at 2:30a for our fishing tournament and got home around 6:30p. It’s a deep lake so it took us a bit to find a pattern. The wind also beat on us all day yesterday, but we still managed to get into the money, scoring 5th place. Not much going on around the home front today. Strong winds at home too, so just working on things around the house.
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette 7 O Clock
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: PAA Doppelgänger Black
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Doppelgänger Black
The Deets-
A very nice shave was had this morning and kept the DE rolling along today too. I was lazy and a bit beat up from a long day yesterday. Anyway I wanted to work on the splay of this new synthetic, so I grabbed the Turkish copper bowl to give it a good workout.
I got the soap/water dialed in and hit this thing like it owed me money. Man, it whipped up an outstanding yogurt smooth lather, that was nice and slick. Three effortless passes left me BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather and quick rinse. A healthy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain! Great start to the day with a late morning shave. Life is good!
Home Front-
Long day yesterday. Left the house at 2:30a for our fishing tournament and got home around 6:30p. It’s a deep lake so it took us a bit to find a pattern. The wind also beat on us all day yesterday, but we still managed to get into the money, scoring 5th place. Not much going on around the home front today. Strong winds at home too, so just working on things around the house.
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: DR Harris Windsor
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: DR Harris Windsor
The Deets-
Going to be another busy work week, so I’ll probably run this setup all week. No complaints from me, I had a great shave this morning. Very nice soap with a new blade and I walked away BBS for the win! The T2 is breaking in nicely too and may end up being a travel brush. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and towel dry. A healthy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain. Life is good!
Home Front-
Not much to report here. Had to do some catch up work over the weekend. The missus did make me take a break on Saturday. She wanted to check out that big NFM store here. So she refreshed her seating area and saved money because it was “on sale” … yay.
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: DR Harris Windsor
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: DR Harris Windsor
The Deets-
Going to be another busy work week, so I’ll probably run this setup all week. No complaints from me, I had a great shave this morning. Very nice soap with a new blade and I walked away BBS for the win! The T2 is breaking in nicely too and may end up being a travel brush. Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and towel dry. A healthy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain. Life is good!
Home Front-
Not much to report here. Had to do some catch up work over the weekend. The missus did make me take a break on Saturday. She wanted to check out that big NFM store here. So she refreshed her seating area and saved money because it was “on sale” … yay.
Today’s Shave
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: DR Harris Windsor
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: DR Harris Windsor
The Deets-
Rocking this setup again today and I do like this old razor. It’s not fancy like the Goodwill or Psycho killer shaves though, it just delivers. I needed that this morning, woke up with a splitting sinus headache. In spite of that, another very nice shave was had. Life is good!
Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Simpson T2
Soap: DR Harris Windsor
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: DR Harris Windsor
The Deets-
Rocking this setup again today and I do like this old razor. It’s not fancy like the Goodwill or Psycho killer shaves though, it just delivers. I needed that this morning, woke up with a splitting sinus headache. In spite of that, another very nice shave was had. Life is good!
Thanks gents! Some Advil Migraine and some sinus meds managed to kick it.