Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Several months ago wrote a blog post recommending the book The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. I described it as a book that changed the way I viewed the world. After reading the book I wanted to know more about Ryan’s philosophy and the…
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5 Skills Every Man Should Still Have in the 21st Century
I would like to preface this post by saying this is not a post about being a mountain man or a lumbersexual or some throwback to a bygone era or a misogynist. Certainly women can and should be able to do these things as well. However, I believe these are…
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Barrister & Mann Lavanille Shaving Soap Review
When I ran out of my original samples from Barrister & Mann, I commented on Twitter that I loved all the soaps so much, and my only problem was what fill-sized soap I should purchase first. Of course, the wonderful folks at B&M were listening, and decided to throw me…
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Grooming Lessons I Learned While Being Sick
If you’re wondering why there haven’t been any posts in the past week or so, you can blame the flu. Everyone in the house has had the flu in the past week and a half. It was pretty awful. Surprisingly, the worst part of the entire family getting the flu…
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5 Products Men Need To Stop Being Afraid To Use
With the rapid growth in the traditional wet shaving industry, men are taking better care of their face and skin than they have for the past forty years or so. I would argue that men were taking better care of their faces in the 50s and 60s when they were…