It seems most of our MAYhem here has been occurring outside the shave den. Last weekend my eldest daughter ended up in the ER with kidney stones and back problems. This weekend, my youngest daughter, who is five, manage to jump off of a bed while playing with a friend and break her ankle. And today, my wife's dad passed away while my wife was out of town. I spent most of the day at the hospital helping her mom, and waiting for my wife to arrive. It's been a rough couple of weeks, so I been primarily lurking and haven't been posting with any kind of regularity. I wish I had been more dialed in, because it seems I missed a lot of fun.
On the shaving side of things, I attempted MAYhem by starting with a straight razor for the first time, but only managed a few fantastic, blood free shaves. I tried a new, odd shavette, and while I cut my finger trying to load it, it mowed my face down just fine. I picked up my Feather Kamisori again, and it played nicely. As did the CJB Kamisori. I even revisited my first DE razor, which I had sworn a blood oath against, and found that it was far more tamable than I remembered. I didn't have the drive or willpower to push the limits like some of our resident thrill seekers.
@Drygulch,
@wchnu,
@mrchick,
@Norcalnewb, and I'm sure others provided a great deal awe-inspiring and cringe-worthy moments. Perhaps next year I'll feel a little more driven to pursue the limits. This year, I salute those of you that pushed life to the edge (with an edge).
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