Phones – The HTC Years
Paul I’ve had a cell (or mobile) phone now for at least 20 years. The first couple were just your traditional voice and text only dumb phones (a Nokia first, then…
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The SOTD – What a Dorco!
I’m continuing to work through blades in my collection, and this time, it’s the Dorco Platinum HQ Red. Dorco is an interesting story in the shaving world. Or at least…
These are the Timepieces of My Life
In preparing to write this post, I looked back to figure out how long I’ve had a smartwatch in my life. And the answer is almost 11 years, which just…
The Saturday Proraso Shave of the Day
You’ll recall that a couple of weeks ago, I tried out the Bic Chrome Platinum blades that I’d had in inventory since last September. I’d seen them posted in the…
SOTD – Proraso Sunday with the Durablade
Back in April, I’d decided to pull the trigger on getting my fourth razor, the Rockwell 6C. I’ve written about it (and my other razors) here. I’d also been wanting…
Software – The Pre-Shave
A lot of people get into wetshaving/safety razor shaving/double-edge razor shaving because it can be a simple thing: razor, soap, water…But you quickly learn that really, you’ve just changed some…
The Sunday Gillette Platinum SOTD
In the Wicked Edge subreddit, the Gillette Platinum blade is frequently held up as a favorite. It’s frequently presented as being very sharp and very efficient. I’ve had a tuck…
Return to Wisterberg
…And we’re back to the Cities Skylines 2 city I introduced you to last month. In just about a month, the “city” (better termed a region for how I’m handling…
The Sunday Bic SOTD
The Bic Chrome Platinum blades shown above came to me as part of a sensitive skin blade sampler from Razor Emporium back in September 2024. (I see that since then,…
Shaving Storage – Hardware or Software?
As I started gathering more shaving hardware or software, I needed to figure out how to store it all. Our house and bathroom are not large, so figuring out how…