Best product review of the year! -JimD On Mar 17, 2012, at 9:53 AM, Frank wrote:
> For more than a decade, every day, I’ve used Pine Tar Soap as shampoo, body > cleanser, and shaving cream. For some reason just this morning, this reality > struck me as somewhat remarkable, and so here I will. > > I don’t buy or use any other products for the general touch-up of my physical > exterior. I have all of my hair at fifty (in fact, perhaps more than I’d like > on top), little to no discernible gray, no dandruff, no skin troubles, no > funny smells, and most importantly, no hassle. While I can’t attribute this, > from my perspective, generally desirable condition to the soap directly, I > can look at my only (younger) brother and rationally conclude that I am > either comparatively fortunate, or that the soap helps. > > > My routine is pretty simple. Water on, close eyes, lather hair, face, and > other bits all at once, find razor, shave, and rinse. When Bar Now is nearly > reduced to a sliver, it gets set atop Bar Next, where it anneals, continuing > the cycle. I cannot think of a single other thing in my life from which I’ve > derived such sustainable utility, ease of use, and value. > > > For what it’s worth, I work in technology, spend a great deal of time “down > in the valley” and (as we say in Seattle) “up on the mountain” in the company > of corporate directors, BOD members, venture capitalists, partner senior > executives, and every day I work in lockstep with DevOps staff. I like to > think about stuff, but I’m by no means bohemian. I guess the point there is > that my program seems to dovetail just fine with the rest of society, and no > one’s the wiser. > > Perhaps the best news is that my kids, two boys eight and eleven, are on the > same program, and to them it’s a good thing. I feel as if with the help of > Rivendell, I’ve AXE-proofed my home, and that’s worth a lot. > > > Lather, rinse, repeat. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/RCwhXF6BhTgJ. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
