{"id":7338,"date":"2005-03-28T11:24:09","date_gmt":"2005-03-28T18:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/03\/28\/close-shaves.html"},"modified":"2005-03-28T11:24:09","modified_gmt":"2005-03-28T18:24:09","slug":"close_shaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/03\/28\/close_shaves.html","title":{"rendered":"Close shaves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, this probably qualifies as the Pointless Personal Anecdote post of the week, if not the month or quarter. But it’s the little historical fact bit that, should this all ever get printed out and saved for future generations of Hills, will be of more interest than my commentary on browser extensions or legal cases. Besides, if much more popular blogs<\/a> can natter<\/a> about<\/a> it<\/a>, so can I.<\/p>\n

Growing up, I can remember my Dad shaving with a razor — a Gillette safety razor, I think, and, eventually, a cartridge razor of some sort. At some point, though, he switched over to a Norelco triple-head, and that was enough of a household standard that, when I started into the shaving biz, I went with the Norelco as well. (That it was the razor featured in ads during Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<\/em> was a nice side feature.)<\/p>\n

I stuck with the Norelco through a couple of replacements, then shifted over to a Braun, which I found gave me more control in its rectangular head than the Norelco’s triple heads provided. <\/p>\n

And then …<\/p>\n

… I went back to a manual razor.<\/p>\n

I think the tipping point for me was when Katherine was born. I’d already been feeling guilty about the loud drone of the electric razor in our master bed\/bath suite at the house, since Margie ostensibly slept in later than I did, and I was sure I was waking her up with that sound. <\/p>\n

When Katherine was born, the need to go into Night Silence became even higher priority, and with my getting up at 5, the electric had to go. So I started shaving with a blade, and — well, I discovered I was actually getting a much better, and more precise, shave. And since I did it in the morning, pre-shower, I could just shower all the shaving cream way with no problem.<\/p>\n

Woo-hoo.<\/p>\n

That went on unchanged for four years (except for migrating from a Trac II to a Mach 3, which, ludicrous hype aside, really does shave better). Then about six months ago I decided to try what seems to be popular in some circles, shaving in <\/em>the shower. Bought a little no-fog mirror to stick to the door, moved the Edge gel and my razor in there …<\/p>\n

… and, darned, if it isn’t an even better <\/em>shave, since my beard gets softened up during the preceding ablutions. I have the problem of not having my glasses on, but I manage okay. And it works when I travel, too, since my kit has a little mirror with it that is usable in the shower.<\/p>\n

So, no intention of going back to the electric. Works well for me. And bores the socks off you. Moving right along …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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