November 16, 2007 by ratcheer.

Since I last wrote about shaving, I have made a grand personal discovery. Thanks to my many friends at the Badger and Blade web site, I have started using and come to strongly prefer triple milled, or hard, shaving soaps. They can be quite expensive, but they last a very long time so they seem to be “worth it”. My current favorites are Mitchell’s Wool Fat, George F. Trumper Coconut Oil (both from Great Britain), and Provence Sante from France. I have a couple of others and there are more on my wish list. All of these soaps provide luxurious lather, comfortable shaves, and leave the skin feeling as if it had already been rubbed with a fine lotion.

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November 16, 2007 by ratcheer.

Yesterday’s remembrance of having once met Baba Ram Dass prompted me to think of other prominent people I have met. One that came to mind almost immediatelt was Gene Kranz, whom I met at a business meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1997. He was the motivational speaker. I met and talked with him for several minutes at a cocktail party and dinner. He was an exceptionally gracious man, very friendly and easy to talk to.

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