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Ahh, nothing like the formulaic rant/rave format to get me out of my posting slump. For today's rave, the subject is shaving in the shower. I LOVE IT. I just started trying it a month ago, and my life will never be the same. Ok, my life is exactly the same, but now with a smooth, square-jawed attitude and a silky morning-fresh texture.

A couple of weeks ago, Mrs. Ikeepitreal and I rolled down to Bed Bath and Beyond to pick up a new shower curtain, and I wandered over to the bathtub accessories section. I've always been a little fascinated by all the shower devices -- waterproof radios, shampoo dispensers, fancy shower heads, etc. So I killed some time while she found us the latest in quilted plaid designs for our shower facade. Then a shiny glimmer caught my eye. Fog proof mirrors. Yesss. Let me stop here and mention a few cool things about fog proof mirrors:

1) I can primp all I want in the shower. Nobody is there to judge me.
2) Fog proof. How *do* they do it? I mean really -- we can create fog proof mirrors but can't cure the common cold? <seinfeld>What's up with that?</seinfeld>
3) Turns out with conditioner in my hair I look like Billy Idol.

Anyhoo, I've always wanted to try shaving in the shower, and I finally got the nerve (or the $8.50 for the mirror) to try. Long story short? Love it. No nicks, super quick shave, easy enough to not mind doing it every day. In fact, I have now shaved 11 days in a row. That's right, not only am I shaving every weekday, but I'm mixing in some weekends too. Anything that is good enough to get yours truly to shave on the weekend deserves big ups from this here website. Holla!

Posted by Mike at 07:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)

As much as I hate to admit it, I think Sam is going to be a short dude. Right now he is actually 50% height (and 95% head -- we'll save that discussion for another post), but as a fellow short guy, sometimes you can just tell how it's gonna be. For instance, when he runs, he does that completely upright/arms pumping/Kiefer Sutherland/Tom Cruise short guy run that is all too familiar.

Now don't get me wrong, being short isn't that big of deal. I was hoping he wouldn't be afflicted by the curse, but if he is, that's cool. I just wanted to mention it, because one of Sam's first 10 words is "boost". As in, can you give me a "boost" (pronounced BOOOO-cht) up onto that couch? Now that is funny. I wonder if "platform shoes" is next.

Posted by Mike at 07:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)