Last time we checked, Apple Inc. wasn’t in the grooming game.  But then again, nobody artistic seemed to be setting foot in the grooming scene.  A quick stroll around our local department store was enough to convince us that grooming and art were never meant to be.  This was especially true when it came to shaving.  In the fierce battle to dominate the razor category, top brands such as Gillette focused their energy and attention on functionality while the likes of the Dollar Shave Club [a BIG shout-out to Christopher] delivers a jab with their affordable price point. 

So you’ve just finished reading Part 1 of “Working Your Stick” and now you’re all pumped up with excitement.  Your first instinct was to hit up YouTube and spend countless hours watching videos of people talking/teaching about how to actually drive a stick shift.  Before you move further by breaking that piggy bank and rushing out to get a manual transmission car, let us give you some additional insights and food for thought.

I was cruising along the open road.  This being your typical SoCal summer weather, the temperature was somewhere in the mid 80s.  Evidently the radiant heat circling around me didn’t faze me one bit.  No sir!  There wasn’t a worry in the world that would ruin my day!  I was in a 1993 “Classic Red” Mazda Miata, with the top down and my hair trailing behind me.  For those of you who missed “The Crisis Is Real”, well lets just say the crisis is REAL! 

Several weeks ago I wrote about the little secret weapon I had discovered called Biofreeze.  If you haven't read it yet, you can read about it here, My Secret Weapon.  Yes, I have discovered another one.  Now why do I even need these "weapons"?  I feel young.  I certainly still look young (depending on who you ask - anyone over 35 would agree, wink wink) and I certainly have ways to go before I mature (according to my wife).  But as I reluctantly admit these aforementioned traits of mine, with age, my body just takes a bit longer to recover than when I was in my twenties.