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October 2009 
shaving
Posted on Feb 22nd, 2009
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maze
maze
It's Sunday so I'm going to slip into my Andy Rooney mode. A couple times already I have been called the gaian andy rooney by Lisa. It may be helpful to read these words as though Andy Rooney was actually speaking them. Although, I can't imagine Andy talking about shaving. So this is really about me and the whole notion of shaving. To me, shaving my face is the epitome of my day. Once I'm shaved I can go anywhere. And that's it, end of story. I will not shave anything else on my body. Of course, under certain medical situations I will allow someone to shave something other than my face. And when that happens, I never understand why such a large area has to be shaved. But usually at times like that I have some pre surgery calming meds in my system and a lot of the protest has already been taken out of me. So bottom line is this. I don't understand the need for facial hair. (both men & women) Now here's an oddball thing about me, I don't mind armpit hair. I actually think it's weird that some men will shave their armpits for muscle building competitions. And here's another thing I don't fully understand, the need to shave pubic hairs.(golly you're not pre puberty anymore) Now mind you, I didn't say trim. Trimming is ok in my subjective world. I mean...who likes to see a bikini (or speedo) bush in the middle of coney island. And of course trimming is necessary after a while for eyebrows, nostrils, ears and most warts. And, there's no need to shave fuzz. Fuzz only lasts a little while. I think it was the British soldiers that made it a point to be shaved before they hit the battlefields. And I think their war cry was "God shave the queen" ...it gave them something to live for.
Fred - On the Penn and Teller show
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Ya’ know…..you bring out the most delightful laughter, out of me.
Your such a joy and a blessing to read and be a part of.
God……bless ya’…..and super big smootchies to your shaven face:-)
I used to LOVE Andy Rooney!
“Do you ever wonder about…”
I “heard” the whole thing in his voice. :)
Yeah, I think Lisa’s right.
Sometimes it’s enchanting, reading your blog and then looking at the comments. What could anyone possibly thought to have said about that? And people connect with you in the most beautiful ways.
There’s something about an Aqua Velva man. Geez Louise! I just looked up Aqua Velva in google, to see if it’s one word or two? And they still sell that stuff! In fact, there are several Aqua Velva products. Mike and I were just talking about men’s cologne last night. We both like Aramis a lot. He remembers when you could only get it from Mexico. Do you like Aramis?
I don’t do colognes. The only scents I dabble with are palmer’s cocoa butter lotion for my face after I get out of the tub…& a few drops of patchouli oil in the tub when I soak. Aramis was too strong for me. As blunt as I can be verbally…I want people to pick up a subtle scent from me. It must be a paradox. I love hints of scents and flavors.
Nice photo.
I find it so interesting, the way guys contort their faces around to shave.
And it seems like such a habitual thing.
I bet they probably do it the same way everyday.
Like a ritual.
andy rooney may not have said those words, but I could still hear his voice!
loved the video, grins … sedation with cocation, what a thought!
I do question the need for cutting ones eyelashes tho? perhaps you meant tweeze the eye brows instead? maybelline would be very upset about not selling all that mascara! oh dear, now humming maybeline why can;t you be true –to myself…
so very interesting how your mind seems to work, thanks for sharing shaving…
cocoa butter and patchouli, I’ll have to check that out!!!
Squeal!!!!!! I think if i ever turn real naughty like Tarintino naughty my soundtrack would include barbershop quartets,I sprayed my screen cuz you are funny,and cute. After reading the blog i thought of Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town and how he would only have a colonoscopy under general anaesthesia,how you have to be sedated for a prep.
I wonder if the crying out for a shaven queen, is what got the pre puberty look on the roll to begin with & I don’t understand the need for the pre op shaving of large areas either, although nurse bridget can confirm it’s done for hygenic reasons. I once argued the logic of that & managed to keep half of my hair undergoing brain surgery. I like to think that the hair do’s I came up with post op, caused a revival of the punk era locally. And steorids turn bodybuilders into gorillas, hairwise & otherwise, the former forcing them to shave or wax their entire bodies. I’m not sure what’s being done to accomodate the latter. But I do recall a global cry out when a photo of Julie Roberts sporting unshaven armpitts surfaced & I thought, what’s all the fuzz about? I still don’t know, but now that you brought up the topic, I must admit to its intriquing qualities.
I love the photo of you shaving, and Lisa is right, you do sound like Andy Rooney.
While in the U.S. it is customary for women to shave their armpits and legs, in many European countries, it is not. I remember that in one of my ESL classes, we were talking about shaving, and a female student from Germany got upset. She was concerned that people in the U.S. would look down on her or make fun of her because she didn’t shave her armpits or legs.
Hey, it’s me—Lisa–the person who said you’re the Gaian Andy Rooney!
Fun blog…I love to watch a man shaving. I also love watching them do dishes.
God shave the queen…hilarious!
Thanks, Andy…I mean—Maze!
Passing by and grinning! Made me remember my 12-to-be Milind, wanting to start shaving with the few hairs starting to grow above his lips - LOL!
oops….I meant eyebrows. good catch. Thank you everybody for stopping by. btw…I love doing dishes.
a man who loves doing dishes, hmmmm.
does that mean loading a dishwasher, or getting them all lathered up with soap?
and making pretty designs in the foam? silly visuals here…
or maybe you do them in a thong and wipe all the shaving cream and soap all over? that really should be whipped cream tho…
ok ok, I got carried away… but do you put them away too? ah heaven…
it is so nice here today I wish you all were here… birds chirping away!
I do ‘em, stack ‘em & leave ‘em. The bride puts them away before she goes to bed. Thongs & whipped cream over my dead body. We actually have a dishwasher here which probably hasn’t been used in ten years.
If you enjoy shaving, it’s time to get a little retro.
Get a badger hair brush, a bowl, and some good old fashioned cream (Truefitt & Hill, for example). Whip up a warm, rich lather, and then use a double-edged safety razor. Just like grandpa (or dad) used to.
I started this recently, and I actually look forward to shaving; a real indulgence.
Lot of info here.
Good starter kits here.
Who knows, you may move beyond the face…