...and one way NOT to.
First, the good side. Jeffrey Tucker of the Mises Institute in an oldie but goodie; How to Dress Like a Man. Those among us who have walked around the South Pole in shorts may not like the advice, but for the rest of us, it's a darned good idea. Does your wife really deserve to be married to a bum? Here are some other ideas from Mr. Tucker on how to improve your domestic life, from turning your water heater up, to manners, to ending your use of shaving cream. Try some, try all, and make your spouse a happier lady.
Next, what not to do; don't pay attention to those who would convert romance into prose from the poetry that it is--those who would change the waltz of love into a mosh pit. You know the type; those who (like Cosmo) would boil it down to new positions and techniques (creating a ton of business for chiropractors, I'd guess), those who would make their first great love into a Ph.D. thesis (I am sadly not making this up), and those who would reduce it to gadgets, scents, and impressive "dates."
Remember; Anne Bradstreet didn't have all these things, and she wrote this. We do have these "romantic charlatans," and we've got a 50% divorce rate. Do the math, and learn some poetry.
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MInnesotans: “Judd Hoff. Matt Roznowski. Julie Blaha. John Thompson. Dan
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(you've linked tucker65 twice.)
Your logic is slipping. Either an idea is good or it isn't. Whether I like it or not is irrelevant.
And at the South Pole, all clothing must be functional and worn - eventually.
I already don't use shaving cream - even when I don't wear a beard. And Mr. Tucker's picture shows that he needs to stand closer to his razor, too. Perhaps a little discomfort on his part would make the world a better place.
These articles are, to say the least, challenging. :^)
That was good reading! I'm especially curious about the shaving. Have you ever tried it? At the present time I am dissatisfied with my shaving results and am tempted to try it. But I'm afraid. ;)
I agree with Marklark. It's hard to take advice on THAT topic from THAT face. It slightly lowers the sense that the author speaks from experience and genuinely likes the outcome of his own counsel. Maybe he's really a "real men wear beards" type who is trying to sabotage the male shaving experience?
OTOH, I'm a proponent of higher water heater temps myself. When you have five kids, either you keep the temp fairly high, or you find a 100 gallon water heater, because the bathing and dishes and laundry aren't going to get done if you have to keep a 30 gallon water heater running full tilt because your hot faucets have to be all the way open to get actual hot water. It seems to me, though, that keeping a 40 gallon water heater set a little higher is a lot more efficient that running a huge heater.
I have a sneaking suspicion that it doesn't really cost much more in energy, especially if you have gizmos like dishwashers that heat up your water to usable levels anyway (so now, you're heating the water up those extra 20 degrees in your water heater instead of your dishwasher) or washing machines that mix a small amount of hot water into the "cold" cycle (standard on most mid-range to high end models for better detergent dissolution.) You're just heating up the water higher in the water heater, but using less of it at a time to create a good hot shower or warm laundry load.
My experience; I haven't used shaving cream for about a decade, and I got more cuts with the stuff than without. Nice blades & warm water make a huge difference for the better, but shaving cream seems to actually hurt things for me.
You can ask Mark (the guy who ran around the Pole in shorts) about how much "5 o clock shadow" he saw.
My favorite of Tucker's is actually the one on clothes. I've implemented it, and just a couple feet of closet space suffices quite well.
Bert, I've not seen you with 5 o'clock shadow -- unless it was after a long men's retreat and you hadn't shaved at all... You are blonde! Scotch(this might explain your original departure from shaving cream)! and baby-faced! ;^)
Actually, when I waled around at the Pole in shorts, I was carrying my ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) gear and headed downwind. While my feet were still warm, I noticed that the skin of my thighs was getting tingly and prickly -- time to go inside! :^) After all, -20--30F gets cold after a while.
Yeah, but the picture Pentamom's referring to shows a bit more growth than eight hours' worth. That said, his more recent columns show that yes, indeed, he does shave. Now at least.
And me? Keep in mind that blond hair is harder to shave (it's thinner & not as stiff), and would glint in the sun at Lefty's. :^)
Hey, it might be great advice! I'm not going to try it for my girl-type shaving and my hubby would think I was absolutely out of my mind if I proposed to advise him on how to shave. But I digress -- I'm just sayin' the pic creates a credibility issue. If he actually does shave regularly, that article should have a different pic with it. The one that's there does not inspire confidence in the advice given.
Well, I gave it a spin yesterday and found it worked just fine. I'll stick to it for the requisite time and then make a decision.
Everyone has a explanation as to why the divorce rate is 50%. Lack of romance is one of them but I think another issue is people basing their happiness on their relationship. Relying on other people to make you happy is a great way to be miserable. If people were independently happy we would see the divorce rate go down and we would see more romance in relationships.
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