Monday, September 12, 2011

A Shave and a Juicer

Boy is my training mojo just GONE! Its ok, my body needs the break, since it is basically broken.

So now that I don't ride 5 hours every Saturday and run forever every Sunday, I am still trying to find ways on how to be a "normal" person and fill the free time my weekends now provide.

For you guys out there, have you ever gotten a straight razor shave done?



I never have. It was quite the experience! Since this was a straight razor, i.e., no nice Mach3 shave gaurds, my first question to the guy was, "Sooooo, how long have you been doing this?" His response of 9 years was enough assurance.

And talk about a smooooooth shave! I wreaked of coco butter for the rest of the day.

My legs are still smoother ;)
Now, for the rest of you: Have you ever juiced before?


I'm gonna go into greater detail later why I bought a juicer, but holy crap is this thing amazing! It sounds like a freaking nuclear powered jet engine in my kitchen! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I made OJ first. Remember in Indiana Jones when the big German dude gets minced by the airplane's propellers? These poor oranges...it was an instant death!

Then I made apple cider. So the apple didn't disapear immediately until I pushed down on it with the pusher-downy-thing.... BAM! That apple was mush!

Oh! Side note: Did you know that non pasturized apple cider ferments naturally if you can stick into an airtight container that allows CO2 to escape? Well, I didn't, but now I do! And because I have all of this brewing equipment, I could literally start making apple cider TONIGHT.

Tis the season for apples this fall. I'm gonna make so many apple products, cider donuts included, that I am gonna be sick of apples by January!

14 comments:

  1. You seem very, very excited about this. Yikes. Be careful with OD'ing on apples. I made so many pies one fall I couldn't eat apple pie for like 5 years. Very sad.

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  2. Nope, never had a straight razor shave, but I might have to on your recommendation! That juicer sounds amazing! I love fresh fruit in all its forms! Yummy!

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  3. HA! Just had my first barber shop shave like that a week before IMLP
    was freakin
    the dude down the hall from us is sports barber that does all the Vikings haircuts and shaves

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  4. I'm looking forward to Fall because of Apples. Well, also Fall beers too...

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  5. That sounds so freaking good (the apple products!)

    I haven't had a barber shop shave before - do they do legs? ;)

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  6. Straight razor shaves are FREAKING AWESOME!!!

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  7. We have that exact same juicer and it truly is amazing. Gives a decent juice output, is fun to use, etc etc...I wish the cleanup was easier but I guess that is what happens when juicing!

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  8. The turbines on anything nuclear powered are incredibly loud. I don't think your juicer measures up.

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  9. Have you ever gone to the apple cider / donut joint across from IBM on the way to Armonk? It is literally about a stone's throw away from Armonk. I think that is 9W if I am not mistaken.

    Go if you haven't.

    BTW - have you tried Johnny's Pizza in Mount Vernon yet?

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  10. My legs are still smoother ;) - haha

    Never done a straight shave. First thing that comes to mind is the scene in the Untouchables where DeNiro gets nicked.

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  11. Yeah? Well, I bought a cheap spinning bike from Academy yesterday. How do you like them apples?

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  12. i have a juicer and its collecting dust! i need to start using it again!

    does a barber shave the netherregions?

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  13. I LOVE making hard cider. I make apple wine and mead (honey wine) also. Both are really easy.

    Kevin
    HalfTRIing.blogspot.com

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