Shaving With A Double Edge Razor

      Shaving can be regarded as a thing of the past. Or at least what used to be considered shaving. I consider most people dressing shabby at best at this juncture.
     If you are into hygiene and like to look presentable consider using a double edged safety razor. 
     Most of us have someone in the family that have one laying around. A shaver I mean. I consider Gillette the best. Readily found on ebay. King Gillette was the inventor of the DE safety razor. They are the best. 
     Several companies are making DE safety razors as we speak. They are all knock offs of the Gillette design. 
     Like everything else everyone is taking it to the extreme. But a regular old Gillette with Barbasol will shave you nice. 
     

Baking Banana Bread For The Holidays

     The Holidays are here again. Everyone has their own agenda. Whether voluntarily or forced. We are herded like sheep into doing things you know.
     Gathering and food are paramount during this season. No sense in fighting it. It will not go away and you will only come across as a jerk (while keeping that it is an economic thing in your mind). So let's jump in!
     I have dabbled in baking banana bread. I have had a lot of homemade banana bread and thought that it was amazing that someone could produce such a treat at home on their own. 
     I am not going to go through the recipe as there are many available on the internet. 
     Make a splash with your family, friends and co workers. 

I Do Not Know About Where You Live But My Town Is Looking Sad And Shabby

   
     I do not know about where you live but my town is looking sad and shabby. No one really looks happy. Streets are rough. Weeds growing up, buildings shabby. It is really sad. Like some kind of third or fourth world place. 
     The people are all sad or afraid looking. People are dressed poorly. They are out of shape. Obese, limping and sick looking. Others look like they haven't eaten for a long time. 
     The thrift shops have more customers than retail stores. Better prices and better products I would assume. As I see better and more desirable items there then what seems to be available new. At least to me. 
     There is a lot of traffic on the roads. Where are people going? The average car on the road now is over eleven years old. The people driving the nicer cars have a look on their face like how am I going to make the next payment. The traffic is going to work, doctors offices and stores I guess. Some just driving about. 
     You also see a lot of people riding the bus. Riding bicycles not because they want to but because they have to. Which I guess isn't a bad thing. You see a lot of homeless looking people as well. 
     Open up the paper and there are not hardly any jobs posted. The ones that are available are not that great. Most people I talk to hate their jobs. They all want out but have no where else to go. I see people who work with me trying as hard as they can and still not being able to get it done. Everyone is a nervous wreck and seem to be short on money. As prices keep rising. 
     Let's talk about housing. Even with the interest rates almost nothing the percentage of home ownership is down. Many barely holding on to them. How about rent. Rent is at an all time high. I have lived in the same apartment for 14 years. My rent has almost doubled in that time. While my income is less. This is the same for many people that I talk to. 
     Thirty years ago I wanted an old Victorian house, a Jaguar and a Rolex. Now a step up would to be on disability and medicade. Sorry, that's how I and many others feel. There are a lot of people who have just given up. There is no motivation to try. 
     There are a lot of clever people however that are making it in this economy. They are making money on ebay and other legal ways. Then there are the scammers and identity theft. What a good economy. 
     A vast number of the younger people are physically, mentally and unwilling to join the military service. They can't pass the tests. 
     The medical system is a mess. Copays and out of pockets have risen as well as the monthly premium costs. Only certain doctors take certain insurance. HMOs are basically worthless now. I had a HMO dental plan that I could find anyone to accept. But I was denied a low income public facility because I had insurance. I had to pay cash up front before they would pull a wisdom tooth. As they took the time to listen to me and not just throw me out the door when I showed them my insurance card. I had an infected toe which had already turned black and left untreated would have let to a foot amputation if untreated. Even with health insurance I had to pay $600 up front for them to treat it. What a system! My mother had to be rushed to the hospital. She had to pay up front to be taken to a room. With insurance. The next day someone came in without insurance and did nothing but complain and was treated like a queen. With the doctors and nurses telling her not to worry about a thing. What a deal. 
     There are more people on entitlements now then ever. It would be a raise for me. I could never make more at my job than I would make on disability. Why work?
      As the country keeps letting in refugees and giving them all kinds of assistance. Where to go. Well I couldn't go to Europe. Well they are having problems too. 
     I guess I will just keep on plugging along until I can no longer pay my rent. As I keep paying on medical bills. Until something else happens. Whether good or bad.