2022 DFR (Damn Fine Restraint)

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Spoken by a failure. (ME)...........Overlander's are sold out anyway

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

To be a positive Pollyanna, look at the bright side. When the Overlander is back in stock, you will have several more days of restraint chalked up!

And truly the Sandwich Islands?

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Spoken by a failure............Overlander's are sold out anyway 

"I'm sorry for your loss Bouki"  he said, starting to feel like DFS might be a cushy gig for an undertaker.  Then he thought about his own words - the ones about being "soaped out" for February at least - and about Lipripper660's post poking fun at restrainers like him for spending money.  Truth be told, he had no problem with any of that; no problem at all.  Well, not until the email arrived.  

"What email?"  Well, since you asked, it was the one from Mohammad about this Friday's drop of Pasión and Virtu.  "Outstanding labels", he thought.  Logic or no, he was a sucker for fine labels, and these featured deftly crafted takes on splendid art.   The art was public domain art, so in his book, it was A-Okay.  Then too there was the hype.  Vendor emails always have them, and they leave us to sort it.  Stuff like "Pasión is a unique soap in every way. The base is a modified Kairos Special Edition. ... This base points to how Grooming Dept soaps are evolving. This formula is more of a cosmetic product than a typical Grooming Dept soaps ..."  "What exactly is it saying, and could it be true?", he asked himself.   "Sure" he thought.  "Grooming Dept swims in the Sea of Widely Loved Soaps".  Besides that, he figured all that's really being promised is that Pasión is new, different, a GDept bell weather, and the clincher "more like a cosmetic product".  He had only a vague idea of what the clincher meant, but even so, he was curious - very curious.

Then he stopped himself in his tracks, straightened up, and took a deep breath.  He began rummaging around, wondering "Where did I put my poise and my sense of proportion?"  But even as he did so, he was still thinking about soap.   

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Spoken by a failure............Overlander's are sold out anyway 

"I'm sorry for your loss Bouki"  he said, starting to feel like DFS might be a cushy gig for an undertaker.  Then he thought about his own words - the ones about being "soaped out" for February at least - and about Lipripper660's post poking fun at us restrainers for spending money.  Truth be told, he had no problem with any of that; no problem at all.  Well, not until the email arrived, that is.  

"What email?"  Well, since you asked, it was the one from Mohammad about this Friday's drop of Pasión and Virtu.  "Outstanding labels", he thought.  Logic or no, he was a sucker for fine labels, and these featured deftly crafted takes on splendid art.   The art was public domain art, so in his book, it was A-Okay.  Then too there was the hype.  The emails always have them, and they leave us to sort it.  Stuff like "Pasión is a unique soap in every way. The base is a modified Kairos Special Edition. ... This base points to how Grooming Dept soaps are evolving. This formula is more of a cosmetic product than a typical Grooming Dept soaps or other artisan soaps."  "What exactly is it saying, and could it be true?", he asked himself.   "Sure" he thought.  "Grooming Dept swims in the Sea of Widely Loved Soaps", besides which, he figured all that's really being promised is that it is new, different, a GDept bell weather, and the clincher "more like a cosmetic product".  He had no idea what the clincher meant, but even so, he was curious - very curious.

Then he stopped himself in his tracks, straightened up, and took a deep breath.  He began rummaging around, wondering "Where did I put my poise and my sense of proportion?"  But even as he did so, he was still thinking about soap.   

Now this is quite a story, and obviously To Be Continued... 

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

To be a positive Pollyanna, look at the bright side. When the Overlander is back in stock, you will have several more days of restraint chalked up!

And truly the Sandwich Islands?

Sandwich Islands? ... well, yeah ... at least that's what's printed on the side of my exterminator's truck.

Ordered at the end of January, and it arrived today.


The old one can fit inside the new one!

Congrats Eric.  It looks very nice - and substantial too.

Will midnight never come!!? One disadvantage of living out here on the edge of the world is that tomorrow arrives a lot later for me than for the rest of the world. I pledged two full days of restraint for the month of February, and I'll stick to it. But doggone the clock is moving slow and reading mrdoug's description of his new Overlander has got me all jittery.

Spoken by a failure............Overlander's are sold out anyway 

"I'm sorry for your loss Bouki"  he said, starting to feel like DFS might be a cushy gig for an undertaker.  Then he thought about his own words - the ones about being "soaped out" for February at least - and about Lipripper660's post poking fun at us restrainers for spending money.  Truth be told, he had no problem with any of that; no problem at all.  Well, not until the email arrived, that is.  

"What email?"  Well, since you asked, it was the one from Mohammad about this Friday's drop of Pasión and Virtu.  "Outstanding labels", he thought.  Logic or no, he was a sucker for fine labels, and these featured deftly crafted takes on splendid art.   The art was public domain art, so in his book, it was A-Okay.  Then too there was the hype.  The emails always have them, and they leave us to sort it.  Stuff like "Pasión is a unique soap in every way. The base is a modified Kairos Special Edition. ... This base points to how Grooming Dept soaps are evolving. This formula is more of a cosmetic product than a typical Grooming Dept soaps or other artisan soaps."  "What exactly is it saying, and could it be true?", he asked himself.   "Sure" he thought.  "Grooming Dept swims in the Sea of Widely Loved Soaps", besides which, he figured all that's really being promised is that it is new, different, a GDept bell weather, and the clincher "more like a cosmetic product".  He had no idea what the clincher meant, but even so, he was curious - very curious.

Then he stopped himself in his tracks, straightened up, and took a deep breath.  He began rummaging around, wondering "Where did I put my poise and my sense of proportion?"  But even as he did so, he was still thinking about soap.   

Now this is quite a story, and obviously To Be Continued... 

And then the second email arrived indicating that a extra week self-denial would be tacked on. Maybe more. Too soon to tell.

Ordered at the end of January, and it arrived today.


The old one can fit inside the new one!

That's a BEAUTY Eric !!

Ordered at the end of January, and it arrived today.


The old one can fit inside the new one!

That's a BEAUTY Eric !!

Thanks! It is the PAA Dreamscape scuttle. Douglas introduced it with a nice discount and since I was "out" anyway, I decided to get one. During this winter I have been enjoying the warm lather, especially with the boar brushes.