Shaving adventures of a Milkcrate

Shave Count (DE: 503 SE: 9 SR: 796)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: Knothead / WhippedDog Boar
Soap: Stirling Executive Man

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Stirling Executive Man

The Shave-
I switched it up a bit yesterday and this has been my last two shaves. And the shaves have gotten better and better this week. A very smooth three passes and I am BBS for the win! Life is good!

Home Front-
So, I may have mentioned that I picked up my wife’s Summer cold. I started feeling it Sunday and it hit me hard on Monday. And it got progressively worse as the week moved on. Shaves Monday-Wednesday were just going through the motions because I hate stubble. The wife abandoned me Tuesday and left me to suffer alone and possibly die from starvation. Her daughter had a major surgery and will be down for six weeks. You read that right, me and the dogs may be doomed being on our own for six weeks. Yesterday I felt a little less miserable. Today I felt a whole lot better and had a great shave. I hadn’t eaten much the last few days, but dinner tonight was a treat. I called in an order for Thai Curry. OMG … that was delish, I may survive after all.

Tim, a funny read I had to share with my wife. I'm glad you're feeling better and ........

Tim, a funny read I had to share with my wife. I'm glad you're feeling better and ........

Thanks Dave!

I agree with Dave, that was both informative and very funny, a great read! Hope you continue improving, and may your daughter have a speedy recovery! And let's hope the dogs take it easy on you!

Mmm… thai curry.

One of my favorite dishes to make… and eat!

Hang in there Tim. The times may be tough, but you are tougher.

Hang in there Tim. The times may be tough, but you are tougher.

Thanks Mike!

Mmm… thai curry.

One of my favorite dishes to make… and eat!

I haven’t made it yet. But it is tasty.

Shave Count (DE: 503 SE: 9 SR: 797)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Notovan
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Black Diamond SR
Blade: none
Brush: ShaveMac Badger
Soap: PAA Porthos

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Porthos

The Deets-
Day 3 of our abandonment. The dogs have been restless … JK.

TGIF! Man I was so ready for today and I really do hate wishing my life away. But I am ready for the weekend. Had a great shave today. I had used Stirling all week, but was looking for another scent to really put this week in its place. Yes, Porthos will do nicely. I really dig this scent.

I cranked up a really nice lather with the ShaveMac and got down to business. Three relaxing passes later and I am BBS for the win! Chased that with a heavy splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain! Yes it was. I am so “that guy” today. Hope the dogs don’t mind. Life is good!

Home Front-
Yesterday I had a new internet service installed that should up my bandwidth. When they came to install, they said they don’t fish wires for inside walls. They just drill through the exterior wall and install the router. I think the dude had just missed too many meetings at Cupcakes Anonymous. The router is in my garage at the moment. Anyway, I talked him into leaving me enough coax to run my wiring where I want it and he gave me several connectors to get it done. I already have the crimping pliers, so that’s on deck for the weekend.

About these dogs. So the dogs have been out of sorts with the missus gone, I get it. And they were good yesterday, so I thought I would give them a “high value” treat. They don’t know the reason, just a little “thank you” from me. These things look like little Slim Jim sticks and I’m not sure if they are high value, but the dogs were excited. I need to go and look at the bag and make sure they are not called “Cleanse-O-Stick. OMG … these Doxies are nothing but intestines from the front legs back. I don’t know how such a small dog was so full of … well you know. Ugh … that was so wrong. Thankfully we have hardwood floors. Ok that’s enough for today. Have a great weekend.

Great write up Tim.  If you don't mind, I'd like to share a few tips for getting through the next six weeks without Mrs. Milkcrate.

1. Watch plenty of TV - especially football and great outdoors shows.
   
2. Lay back on the couch, and don't forget to put your legs up on the coffee table.
   
3. Drink only pale beers.  They don't stain the couch so bad as the dark beers.
   
4. Remember:  The pizza delivery guy is your friend.  Be nice to him.
   
5. A varied diet is important, so the same goes for Door Dash, Uber Eats, etc, and regardless of gender or gender identity.  And don't keep drinking the same beer every night either. There are plenty of pale hefeweizens, lagers, pilsners to choose from.
   
6. A clean kitchen is important, so wash the dishes at least once a week - more often if the flies get too bad.
   
7. Keep telling yourself "Batchin' it is great."  Who knows, you might start believing it ... for a while.
   

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And getting back to life as we know it ... Good luck on the home front Tim, and good luck to your wife and her daughter too.