June 2020 30 Day Rule/Focus Pix & Discussion

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by NCoxSTL, May 31, 2020.

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Your plan for June?

  1. I'm gonna rock a RULE!

    2 vote(s)
    7.4%

  2. Basic razors are my plan. Keep it simple, keep it real.

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%

  3. Basic aftershaves and shave cream soap. Keep it simple, keep it real.

    5 vote(s)
    18.5%

  4. Basic everything! Keep it simple, keep it real.

    7 vote(s)
    25.9%

  5. I'm just waiting for more cookies. Keep it simple, keep it sweet!

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%

  6. I'm just waiting for more ice cream. Keep it simple, keep it cold!

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%

  7. I'm going to shave. With some gear. Just keeping on like I always do.

    16 vote(s)
    59.3%
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  1. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Fabulous recap Joseph. The Dovo looks great.


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    clint64, Jun 28, 2020
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  2. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Thank you Jeff.


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    clint64, Jun 28, 2020
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  3. brit

    brit in a box

    fine shave and pics Joseph..
     
    brit, Jun 28, 2020
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  4. brit

    brit in a box

    [​IMG] interesting note..the new sc baseplate is considered a goodwill variant,..lower rh diagram..courtesy Waits Compendium.. [​IMG] 20200628_161432_edited.jpg [​IMG]
     
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    brit, Jun 28, 2020
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  5. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Same here. I've tried just about everything, but masks just don't play well with glasses :angry021:

    Still, civic duty and all...
     
    timabababaluka, Jun 28, 2020
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  6. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    The mask really sucks with glasses. I have found the ones with a wire at the nose seem to work better. Even they are not great though.
     
    clint64, Jun 28, 2020
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  7. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    June 28
    Chase Day--”The Tightrope”

    Sunday. Chase Day. How to explain it? Life is a balancing act between striving for perfection and being content with what you have. Yes, you should always strive for better, but strive too much and it leads to discontent. Conversely, there are blessings in even the humblest of circumstances, and to ignore them is the grossest kind of ingratitude. Take it too far, though, and you become apathetic or lazy. Shakespeare explained the balancing act best: “Virtue itself turns vice, being misapplied; And vice sometimes, by action, dignified.”

    It’s the same with shaving. For years I would settle for nothing less than a glassy smooth shave, and much like Icharus’ wings, my face would melt, and I would plunge into a sea of irritation and torment. Is it inherently wrong to strive for a BBS? No. But at the same time, spurning a DFS or even a CCS with no damage to epidermal layers, and trading it for a BBS that leaves you so irritated that you can’t shave for a couple of days (I’ve had some that kept me from shaving for weeks) seems wrong to me.

    I eventually learned to take what I can comfortably get; however, I still think there is something valuable in pushing the envelope. Hence, chase day. On Sunday I put my best foot forward and chase the baby a bit more than usual--but always with the understanding that there is nobility in striving for perfection but accepting less when your best efforts don’t take you safely there.

    I’ll shut up now and get to the shave ;)

    Gear

    20200628_073434-01.jpeg
    • Razor: Mystery’s Flare Tip
    • Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)--I’ll be darned if I don’t feel another haiku coming on:
    Stubble-stained basin
    So darkly gritty. Not so,
    My Polsilver face    ​
    • Brush: The JOmegan Boar
    • Soap: Stirling Iced Pineapple and Glastonbury prepared and chilled with ice water
    • Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
    • AS: Clubman Original (1 Frost Drop)
    • Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented
    The Shave
    Sunday gets a three pass shave: WTG, XTG, ATG. Had this been a weekday, I’d have walked away after the second pass quite happy with a near BBS/DFS. But Sunday is also chase day. Third pass did it--the baby has landed.

    Got all gussied up for home-church, and even threw on the lapel pin my oldest son bought me for Father's Day. My son, evidently, thinks I am a Skyrim geek--he knows me so well...

    20200628_121242-01.jpeg

    "Why, Tim! Is that a St. Andrew knot in your tie?"

    Yes. Yes, it is.

    Have a relaxing Sunday; You’ve earned it! :D
     
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    timabababaluka, Jun 28, 2020
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  8. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    Excellent shave and report Tim. I enjoy reading your posts daily. Thank you for taking the time.
     
    clint64, Jun 28, 2020
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  9. Keithmax

    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

    The razors look fine, real Damascus is not for free but makes for beautiful razors. 58 is consider the bottom end for hardness, I am curious to see how they perform after they come back from Glen. A wonderful present.

     
    Keithmax, Jun 28, 2020
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  10. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Continuing prayers, Charlie.


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    Droo78, Jun 28, 2020
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  11. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    :signs011::signs001:
     
    Primotenore, Jun 28, 2020
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  12. brit

    brit in a box

    awesome Tim..i like Skyrim as well..
     
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  13. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Fantastic shave, Gary!


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    Droo78, Jun 28, 2020
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  14. Primotenore

    Primotenore missed opera tunity

    Article Team
    Thank you, Jeff. :eatdrink047:
     
    Primotenore, Jun 28, 2020
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  15. brit

    brit in a box

    thank you Andrew..
     
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  16. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Thank you, Clint--it's fun to share shaving adventures to people who don't roll their eyes when I do it! :D
     
    timabababaluka, Jun 28, 2020
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  17. Droo78

    Droo78 Well-Known Member

    Nice one, Joseph. Perfect razor for today.
     
    Droo78, Jun 28, 2020
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  18. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks for the info, Keith! I’ll keep you posted.
     
    jgreenepa, Jun 28, 2020
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  19. timabababaluka

    timabababaluka No exceptions. Except.....

    Thank you, Gary--is there no end to your awesomeness? :D
     
    timabababaluka, Jun 28, 2020
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  20. jluc

    jluc smelling pretty

    Wonderful shave and report, Tim! I look forward to your daily posts. Always a fun read.

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    jluc, Jun 28, 2020
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