Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, We all know that as we began this journey and have taken on the lifestyle of ladies and gentlemen we are noticed. Which puts us in the spotlight most of the time. So I am curious, what would you say when people either see you or engage you in public would be their thing that made them notice that you are a lady or a gentleman? Would you say it’s your appearance, your aura, your presence when you enter? What would you say defines people to classify you as a lady or a gentleman? Share with us what you think signifies you.

Once the fundamentals of double-edge shaving are mastered, improvement no longer comes from new products, but from heightened awareness, precision, and personal adaptation. This video moves beyond beginner instruction and into the realm of craft. It begins with the mechanics: experimenting with razor angles (cap riding vs. guard riding), adjusting lather density across different regions of the face, and using facial tension and skin positioning to create better shaving surfaces. These are not rules, but techniques to be understood and applied judiciously depending on beard density, skin sensitivity, and the contours of one’s own face. From there, the focus turns to tools: customizing razor components to achieve ideal balance and blade exposure, maintaining equipment with care, and understanding how blade sharpness and cleanliness directly affect both comfort and results. Finally—and most importantly—the video addresses mindset. Take your time. Do not become complacent. Learn the rules well enough that you can intelligently depart from them. The central insight is this: there is no universal “correct” shave. There is only the shave that works best for your skin, your beard, and your practice—discovered through patient experimentation and attention. This is less about grooming and more about the cultivation of attentiveness. A gentleman does not rush the blade across his face. He practices awareness. ********************************************************************************************* Now, let us consider the method of our fellow gentlemen! - Have you found cap riding or guard riding more effective for difficult areas? - Do you vary your lather thickness across your face? - Have you customized your razor setup for weight or balance? - What “rule” of shaving did you discover you needed to break? Your thoughts are welcome. Thank you for reading.

Greetings gents, The Mayor posted an important message about the virtues of ironing one's clothing. It is an essential skill for every gentleman. I have recently iron some new shirt I purchased. A tip would add to the Mayor's is to use an old fashion ironed that is heavy (heavier the better), few holes for steam, and to use distilled water. I picked up this gallon from a 7-11. I must iron a suit jacket too but I might take it in to the cleaners, jury is still out on that one. Cheers.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, You know one of the characteristics of being ladies and gentlemen in society is the ability to be aware of the things, events, and current affairs around you. This is very important if you want to contribute to society and have a voice, but also if you want to be aware and make sound decisions. Have you heard the old adage " everything old is new again?" Or maybe " history is doomed to repeat itself?" many of you have, but what does this have to do with you? As a ladies or gentleman in society, everything, because this is starting to happen right under your noses. There is becoming a shift in the work environment, more companies and industries are starting to go back into the standard dress codes, code of conduct, and requirements. Several police departments around the country are now requiring their detectives to dress in a more professional type clothing like suits, slacks, ties, blazers for men, and slacks, blouses, and blazers for women, even in office settings; men and women are being required to wear business appropriate attire and maybe business casual on Fridays, this is a trend as some might call it, but is actually going to become the norm for many, even those that are required to wear a standard uniform, will be required to wear them in a certain way and adhere to the strict dress code. This is because they have found that with the decline in people's personal appearance, this has also affected their work performance as well as their logical thinking. Now many will disagree, but this has been proven in their rational thinking and the way workforce confrontation and hostility in the workplace is being handled. By implementing these changes and revert to standards and code of conducts, businesses are seeing an increase in productivity, decrease in workforce violence and disagreements. So, what does this mean to you? Everything! Because you have already begun this transformation way before this became an issue, you are part of the reason why the change and the standards are coming back into existence in the first place. You have become the benchmark, the standard in your area of work, and which will become the standard even for the environments that you come into or attend on a regular basis. This means that your employers, supervisors, and people in your field are going to be looking towards you to be that leader, that go to person. Your friends, co-workers, family members, even people that you thought didn't even know you existed, are going to be coming to you for advice, tips, and asking questions. Are you up for the challenge?

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, Years ago; when I was first getting into my career, I would work at this company for a while then something would happen, or I worked for someone that I did not like, and I would move on to another company. And there was always something about that particular place that I did not like, the drive, the supervisor, the hours or shift, the people that I worked with, it was always something. Now, I realized that all these changing jobs was starting to make me look like I was the problem. I was a hard worker, and everyplace that I worked at the clients that I worked for loved me, they would tell my supervisors or bosses that I was a hard worker, handled problems, made people feel safe and secure, I always look professional. So why was I so unhappy? I mean I knew my craft, or job, I was good at it extremely good, I enjoyed the job itself, so why was I so unhappy? It wasn't me (except for the job-hopping part)? Then I started to realize, it was the industry itself, every company has the same mindset and the same standard of operation, cutting corners, lying to the clients when things happened so they would not lose the contact, not caring about their employees only about the clients and the money that was coming in. So, one day I was so mad that left work and went to my father's house, he was sitting in his office, I plopped down on his couch in his office, (he first looked at me like I was crazy for the way I plopped on his couch) then he said" I take your having a bad day?" and I unloaded, he sat there quietly listening to me vent, then he said one of the most profound things I heard him say " Are you going to be part of the solution? or part of the problem?" My point of my story is this, there are always going to be problems in life and to many times we want to ignore them, or just complain, or run away from them, or wait for someone else to make a change. If you see something that is going on that is wrong, that you think needs to be fixed, do not be part of the problem by running away, or ignoring it, or by just complaining and gossiping, or playing the blame game and blaming everyone when you are part of the problem too because you will not do anything about it. Get involved, help make changes, if it's the government issues get involve, vote, if it's in relationships, get involve, don't walk away, talk it out like ladies and gentlemen. If its work related be a part of committees or make suggestions. BUT ALWAYS DO THESE THING IN A LADY AND GENTLEMAN LIKE MANNER!