What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Didn't cry during my blood draw

 

Ha! I've had blood drawn so many time over the years—both for donation and for testing—that I'm immune to any anxiety.
This weekend, however, I did draw some blood unexpectedly while polishing up some straight razors and managed to slice two of my fingers pretty well. It bled like nobody's business, but I wound up blotting it with shop towels, dabbing it with hydrogen peroxide, and sealing the slices with super glue. Stung like the dickens, but it did the job.

 

That wouldn't bug me. There's just something about needles. I'm a lot better than I used to be; 10 years of trips to the ER for unexplained allergic reactions helped. Still, I'd rather be punched in the nose. (I'm speaking from experience.)

 

well all I can say that I did manly today was drag my butt out of bed and put in a day of work....I do have a hockey game tonight though

 

After nearly 30 years of self-administered injections, I'd prefer another needle versus a punch to the proboscis any day...

 

Not me. And punches to the proboscis always make for much better stories.

 

I changed out the GFCI outlet in our kitchen, then got what I thought was going to be a straight shave, but ended up being a cartridge shave at a barbershop.

 

It's not the needles that bother me. I grew up with many asthma hospitalizations, so like Kevin, I'm used to the needles. It's watching the tubes fill with my very own lifeblood that can make me a little woozy.

 

I built 2 dozen arrows from components thiss week. I hat to use the dremel cut-off wheel, to trim the points to the desired weight.

 

When I was in

college I sold my plasma and they used huge needles. It cured me of any fear of needles.

 

I used to run as a teen, then quit after the USN. Been seriously thinking about starting it up again when my heart test came back OK, so when I was out yesterday I found a like-new pair of Brooks running shoes for $2...had never heard of the brand before but they looked decent. Turns out it was a $150 pair three years ago (found a similar pair of Nikes for the same price and snagged them too). Spent yesterday gently washing them in Barbicide and stuffed newspaper dry. Today, after we got back from services, I went for my first tentative jog in over 25 years.

Lesson learned: 46 does not equal 16. Anyone who says age is all in the mind is lying or selling something. But it went better than I thought it would.

 

These only last a matter of days so after work I snapped a shot. Men like flowers to.

 

Closest time I ever came to passing out was when I gashed open the back of my hand btw thumb and forefinger...the meaty part. Corpsman was scrubbing it out, blood everywhere, no problem, we were joking and such. When he was ready to stitch, the chief who was observing him moved the light to point right down into it and of course I looked. The meat was blue. Wasn't expecting that. Started to tunnel out.

 

The wife's dryer conked out last week, so I studied it a bit, researched a bit and ordered some parts. I pretty much took apart the H5 Kenmore dryer and installed new rollers, a pulley and a new belt. I shared with my 21 year old son some choice "appliance repair" words and he provided many adjectives to make those words even stronger and much more descriptive. But, the dryer is working quietly now!

 

The family that swears together stays together.

 

Wife and kids out of town with her mom, so I bought THE GREAT ESCAPE and MAGNIFICENT SEVEN at WM. Going to watch in awhile. Original Thomas Crown Affair is in the set too, but I don't care for it.

 

Yesterday (Saturday) was spent helping my step-dad frame and put up T-111 siding on the south side of his car port.
Today I got up early, showered and shaved and then went to church like all real men should! After that the wife and I stopped by the pharmacy where I found they carry Pinaud Clubman after shave. I've never tried it before and it reminds me of my now-retired barber. My wife really made a big deal about how nice it smells. She is always buying me these fancy expensive colognes that I just end up giving to her son. Now I have something we both like and that actually serves a purpose.
After we got home I switched from the wingtips to the Red Wing Iron Rangers and we set out to spread some Easter cheer.

 

Weather was lovely today. We went for an outdoor shoot.

 

Real men shoot in their living room.

 

Had a great worship service today.

Had some friends over, fired up the grill and threw on some steaks.
Finished up the afternoon with a very tasty Nicaraguan 2nd cigar.