tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734289465305695501.post5166871796964155010..comments2023-10-23T14:23:48.035-04:00Comments on Classic Shaving Academy: General DisappointmentThad Laundervillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13822588730840509312noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734289465305695501.post-31383124259492158392016-10-15T16:08:24.521-04:002016-10-15T16:08:24.521-04:00Congratulations on being one of the lucky few to h...Congratulations on being one of the lucky few to have a "career"... my wife is the one keeping us afloat. She seemed to thrive in middle management, which I hear is the worst position of all. But now she's the boss, condemning me to be a secondary earner at best. I declined to participate this time, but it sure would be nice to be on the right end of the middle class. I want one of those tubs that lets you swim without going anywhere... wouldn't that be symbolic!<br /><br />It's a subtle perception, and I'm not entirely sure either, what exactly glycerin and soap do to my skin. I feel like the liquid pushes inward during... perhaps the best characterization of the Marangoni effect would be to say that it pulls itself in, as if paddling the natural moisture out. But it also leaves a more water-permeable tissue when the tide recedes; together with the preceding physical disruption (flakes), the net effect is decidedly "dry."<br /><br />I'm pushing for more epithelial thickness when I use glycerin, and the pectin might be the key, because boy oh boy, did it leave me soft! But if it means I can never shave close, I won't stick with it for long. Might as well have an electric, or shave with a BiC.<br />Thad Laundervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13822588730840509312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5734289465305695501.post-57910871042735541802016-10-15T08:39:17.796-04:002016-10-15T08:39:17.796-04:00Not to rub it in, I am getting close to the end of...Not to rub it in, I am getting close to the end of my working career. D-Day for retirement is within four years. I talked with the investment advisor the other day and after it was over I asked; "So what you are telling me is I can start back talking my boss, huh?" He said; "You bet!" My wife then replied; "Just try and I'll knock your teeth into next week!"<br /><br />Yes, dear.....<br /><br />I too have been suffering from the drop in humidity. Down here in S.E. Texas humidity ranges in the upper 200% during the summer, so when things cool off and especially when the heat is turned on in the house, my skin dries out and my shaving goes to pot. I've been working on a post about that, but being trapped in the middle of a plant turnaround, it has been slow to materialize. I would suggest avoiding glycerine based soaps and try those with high oil and cream contents. I found that if you have a thirsty soap needs a lot of water to get a lather you just about bet it's going to suck the water out of your skin. At least that's my perception.<br /><br />Every tried shaving with Brylcream? (Just kidding!) :-)<br /><br />TGatzaJrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07190338145847062418noreply@blogger.com