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parker 60r taught me what less aggressive safety razor means

parker 60r safety razor

I felt that I didn't give the TTO a fair shake, so I bought the Parker 60R safety razor and gave it a go.

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barbasol vs. foamy

barbasol

I've used both and no, they're not the same. Not at all.

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gps car navigation for hot weather driving

garmin nuvi 56

I live in a hot state, so I have to plan for this stuff early.

My current daily driver is the Garmin DriveSmart 76, and while that works very nicely, I purposely use a Garmin model made from over a decade ago because it's much better equipped to handle hot-hot weather.

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gas station perezhivanie

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Sometimes all it takes to feel your age - good or bad - is to take a trip to the gas station.

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my current safety razor shaving rig

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Yes, I'm still DE shaving, but my rig has changed.

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garmin drivesmart 76, four months later

garmin drivesmart 76 gps navigator

I talked about the vintage Garmin 200 series earlier this week, so I figured I might as well give a report on what I'm using currently.

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people are still using 2008 gps navigation?

garmin nuvi 205 gps navigator

Above is a Garmin nuvi 205 GPS navigator, a model released in early 2008. And yes, it's my 205 because I have a collection of Garmin navigators just because I like them. After all, I do use a modern Garmin DriveSmart 76.

What's truly amazing however is how many people are still using the '08 stuff. Why? The answer is interesting.

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the new retro is 2012

dell latitude e6430

Retro needs an update, and it's 2012.

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windows 10 panic setting in?

I talked about this at the beginning of the year but want to revisit it. At the time I write this, Microsoft Windows 10 is almost 10 years old, and the time is drawing closer to where 10 will become officially unsupported.

And oh yeah, I'm seeing some panic.

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plain vs. tpms vs. metal valve stem caps

valve stem caps

I just talked about getting new tires, and it's worth talking about these little things, valve stem caps (a.k.a. valve stem covers).

There are several different types of caps out there, and they all fall into one of three categories: Plain, TPMS or metal. Which is the best?

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