Archive for October 5th, 2022
Juilliard Jazz Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
The video description on YouTube is worth reading.
Republicans cannot grasp reality
Republicans have for so long been estranged from reality that they are now unable to recognize it. Example.
Good Twitter account for news of the war in Ukraine
Chuck Pfarrer’s Twitter account has up-to-date news and interesting opinions on the way in Ukraine. Sample:
One day whiskey, the next day beer: such is the Spyce of life

Meißner Tremonia’s Black Beer No. 1 has a very present but hard to define fragrance — perhaps it’s the beer combined with rosemary and lemongrass. Beer is indeed an ingredient:
Stearic Acid, Cocos nucifera oil*, Beer, Potassium Hydroxide, Orbignya Oleifera oil, Sodium Hydroxide, Macadamia terifolia oil, Glycerin*, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil, Cymbopogon flesuosus oil, Red clay, Talc, Citric Acid, Simmondsia chinensis oil*, Maris sal, Citral**, Geraniol**, Limonene**, Linalool**, Citronellol**.
* Bio – Qualität
** from natural essential oils
MT soaps all contain clay, and they all produce fine lather, but the formula varies from soap to soap. My WSP Monarch did a great job because it is a truly excellent brush (and using a good soap helps, of course 🙂 ).
Fine’s Marvel razor head (no relation to the Marvel movies, so far as I know), here mounted on a UFO bronze handle, did a terrific job today, and a splash of Royall Spyce (augmented with a couple of squirts of Grooming Dept Hydrating Gel) finished the shave well.
The tea this morning is Murchie’s CBC Radio Blend: “A blend of choice Ceylon and China black teas, Jasmine and other green teas with a touch of citrus.”