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Trials of a woodpusher: Adventures in chess, backyard gardening, and maybe whisker chopping
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woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Ummm, I'm the chauffeur
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Jun.16 ASD2/Crystal(1) .................. Paragon synth ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm
Mid-month means a brush switch and, after 21 shaves with the injector, it also is time for a blade/razor swap. A nice shave with the ASD2 and the Paragon synthetic loads and lathers easy as well. Off to look at another retirement home option today.
Mid-month means a brush switch and, after 21 shaves with the injector, it also is time for a blade/razor swap. A nice shave with the ASD2 and the Paragon synthetic loads and lathers easy as well. Off to look at another retirement home option today.
For your mom or for the razor?
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
This one is for Sam…he’s fed up!
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Jun.17 ASD2/Crystal(2) .................. Paragon synth ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm
Solid shave this morning, which is always a good way to kick-off the day.
We did not get out to tour and retirement homes with mom yesterday, as once I started talking to arrange a time, 2 of the 3 on our "still to see" list were too pricey to even bother looking. The 3rd will be visited by us today at noon.
Solid shave this morning, which is always a good way to kick-off the day.
We did not get out to tour and retirement homes with mom yesterday, as once I started talking to arrange a time, 2 of the 3 on our "still to see" list were too pricey to even bother looking. The 3rd will be visited by us today at noon.
Tell me about it.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
An excellent retirement home visit today saw us coming out with 2 rooms that are within budget; 1 being VERY well under the cap, which would allow for 13 years of mom being self-sufficient rather than the 10-year target we are using. That means there are 3 options out by me that she has. Tomorrow, we will drop her back to my brother's on the other side of Toronto (an hour drive) for them to start looking on that end of town.
Still a long way to go before she can make a decision, including a return to Newfoundland to investigate options down there. It appears to be a good bit cheaper up here than down there. It has to be simply due to the vastly higher population and increased option being available here in the Toronto region.
Still a long way to go before she can make a decision, including a return to Newfoundland to investigate options down there. It appears to be a good bit cheaper up here than down there. It has to be simply due to the vastly higher population and increased option being available here in the Toronto region.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
She wants to make the decisions while she's still in charge.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Jun.18 ASD2/Crystal(3) .................. Paragon synth ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm
A normal-time morning shave for me today, as we will be out and about. I hope to squeeze in a short-notice visit to another place this morning as well.
Looking to be a BUSY day!
A normal-time morning shave for me today, as we will be out and about. I hope to squeeze in a short-notice visit to another place this morning as well.
Looking to be a BUSY day!
Have a great day Sam!
Happy hunting, Sam.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Jun.19 ASD2/Crystal(4) .................. Paragon synth ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm
Goatee (really a Van Dyke) is now gone. Guardless clippers took off the majority of the growth, and the ASD2 took care of the rest, even on shave-4 of the Crystal blade. I have to say that I agree with my wife that I look younger.
My mom and I did not get to your the retirement home yesterday (sales/consultant person was off that day) but we did get to walk around the main floor with the receptionist. VERY open and spacious; it's easily the favorite for both of us from what we have seen and there should be a few rooms that fall within budget. I'll do a proper tour next week and provide info to her and my brother, which is where she is for the next few weeks.
Goatee (really a Van Dyke) is now gone. Guardless clippers took off the majority of the growth, and the ASD2 took care of the rest, even on shave-4 of the Crystal blade. I have to say that I agree with my wife that I look younger.
My mom and I did not get to your the retirement home yesterday (sales/consultant person was off that day) but we did get to walk around the main floor with the receptionist. VERY open and spacious; it's easily the favorite for both of us from what we have seen and there should be a few rooms that fall within budget. I'll do a proper tour next week and provide info to her and my brother, which is where she is for the next few weeks.
Sounds like there are some good options - should your mom choose that route - that is good news!
Every time I hear (or see) Van Dyke - I used to think Mary Poppins - but now I think of Ted Lasso. “It’s called a Van Dyke. It looks like I feel.”
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Not only that, but we didn't get to tour it either!
This one sounds promising. Best of luck.
woodpusher
TSC’s International Man of Meh
Jun.20 ASD2/Crystal(5) .................. Paragon synth ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm
'Tis a Monday and a day off work for me even though I am in Canada, but then again, .... ummmm, yeah, all days are "off work" since I retired. Unless you count picking dandelions. In that case, I work pretty darned hard.
'Tis a Monday and a day off work for me even though I am in Canada, but then again, .... ummmm, yeah, all days are "off work" since I retired. Unless you count picking dandelions. In that case, I work pretty darned hard.