What soap/cream did you use today?

Bay Rum

What razor is that? Great looking set!

What razor is that?  Great looking set!

Comes from Greece on loan to me from a member here. Lambda Athena. Video of it here....
https://damnfineshave.com/thread-lambda-razors?page=17

MEISSNER TREMONIA - DARK LIMES - SHAVING CREAM

"Scent – Sensual, black, inspired by centuries-old soap recipes from West Africa. Fresh lime juice, copious amounts of organic shea butter and a grassy-tangy aroma of lemon, petitgrain and litsea cubeba."

Took a drive down the Avenue. BTRC Avenue.

Stirling / Beeswax Unscented

8/19 /42

Baseball is a most awesome game.  It’s physical and cerebral.  My son is coaching a 12 year old team that has never won a game.  He asked if I’d help and as much as I state “I’m done” the darn kids keep dragging me in. That team that has never won a game before this season played for the championship tonight.  I’m proud of many of their improvement.  I’m sadly disappointed with parental involvement and lament a society that seems not to want to have a catch with their kid.  I get it.  We were handed the bad news bears but each of those kids with their quirks are still worthwhile.  Most of the have a long way to go before they are stable ball players and practice time with Coach Darrington is nowhere near enough time to develop skills to,succeed.  So with that, After the game a mom of the weakest player on the team chose that time to take my son to task about not “pitching” her son.  “That’s all he wanted to do” she said.  Well, I knew his desire and I also knew his dedication (near zero) and I know he is still worthwhile so I stepped in to the butt chewing and asked his mom “have you come to any practices? (No). Are you aware I told him he needed to practice a lot? (Yes) “ have you or your husband gone out and caught for him?  (Well no, but he has some brothers who could work with him). “So what you are asking me is to pitch your son regardless of his ability to get out of an inning”?  (What does that even mean?). “Look, I’ve been coaching for a lot of years.  I’ve played at a respectable level.  I understand player development wouldn’t you think”? (I suppose so.) “if I pitch kids before they are ready they learn that the glory of the mound is only found in accuracy and strength both mental and physical and that the mound will crush the. If they are not ready.  Your son is not ready and he may never be.  I didn’t pitch him because right now he can’t.  By giving players what THEY want before they are ready we ruin their brain.”.  (Ok).  Frickin parents!  It’s why I have tried to hang up my cleats.  Baseball is so hard in a good way!  I don’t know how mom is processing what I said but I hope it’s as enlightening as my championship day shave!  Oh, and we got our butts handed to us, but 2nd place after two seasons of gooseggs?  I’ll count that as success.

Congratulations Matt.  You made the best of a difficult situation, and your perseverance paid off.  That's always sweet, even if somewhat bittersweet at times.

We had a good friend who taught math at a prestigious private school.  One day she lamented the parents, some of whom did not come to parent-teacher night, but who showed up at the end of the semester with complaints like "How can you give my kid a C in Algebra?  He'll never get into Harvard with that on his record."  Now OT1H, baseball and math are clearly different pursuits.  OTOH, like most pursuits, they have in common that how well a child performs depends both on the child's gifts and on the parents' involvement.  So even though your story rings loud and true, I think it is also sadly emblematic of a bigger problem.

Nevertheless, well done for you, your son, and the team!