Mildot Master:

My analog ballistics calculator has arrived and it's awesome. This is called a Mildot Master and requires no batteries to operate. It can help calculate a range up to 2000 yards or meters along with angle of fire calculations and it also calculates bullet drop & converts from either mildots or minutes of angle reticles in scopes so there's definitely no wasted real estate on this tool:

It's like an old school slide rule for calculating a firing solution for a sniper. The first thing I noticed is that it's laser etched laminated plastic which means it will last. I've got an old laminated trucker's atlas here that's made from the same materials and I've really abused it over the years including dropping it in the mud and it's still usable and readable to this day 14 years later after I bought it. So I personally know that this beast will last:

I've attached my string and weight to it for calculating the angle which only requires gravity to use. Here's how you use this feature. Let's say your target is 1000 yards or meters away and you are shooting at a 20 degree angle. If you dialed your rifle in at the exact distance you will miss:

So what you do is line the target range at 1000 yards or meters and look at the numbers on the right and just below the target range and you will see what you need to dial your rifle in on the left at the appropriate angle. So if you look at the 20 degree hash mark below the target range and look to the left you will see that you will need to dial your rifle in at 950 yards or meters instead. Pretty slick isn't it? This slide rule does the math for you when you need a fast calculation and don't have the time to pull out a calculator and your smart phone ballistics calculator is dead and needs charging:

Your instruction book will have more details on how to use it along with tips & tricks to be more effective so please keep this around. In fact it can't hurt to put it in a Ziploc bag or some kind of water resistant sleeve or book if you need to until you get use to using it:

So please keep the instruction book. Another sweet tool that's found on the right side is the M.O.A. or Minutes Of Angle conversion. So you can covert the mildots into minutes of angle reticles or vise versa so this is probably one of the best if not the best tools you can get in long range precision shooting along with a few others which I plan to get. The only bad thing is that you have to know the size of the target and you can't use small target sizes to calculate either. If you are in a hostile situation and can't use any electronic device this will be helpful in that regard.

PAA's Shampoo Bars:

Man oh man I love these shampoo bars from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements. I chose their Cavendish scent which can be seen on the left and it's a true Cavendish pipe tobacco scent. I started using it first and it's simply phenomenal. No more dry itchy scalp and the issues that come with it are also disappearing as well. They generate a ton of lather too. To use you simply rub the bar onto your head a few times and work the lather into your hair and simply rinse:

Right now Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements are the only ones who offer shampoo bars. All in all I'm hooked on these shampoo bars. I will definitely keep buying these. I really can't wait to try the C.a.D. scented puck but it will be a while because I'm really enjoying the Cavendish scented one.

Pumpkin 3.14, Autumn Factory & The Track 2:

Today's shave was awesome & smells very delicious. After a nice, hot & relaxing shower, I went with Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements and their classic fall scent Pumpkin 3.14 which has an incredible hearty pumpkin pie scent. And to finish it off today's shave, I went with their Autumn Factory aftershave splash which is epic. It has more of a sweet pumpkin scent like you would get with a pumpkin custard pie instead of a hearty version. The aftershave also has many different elements to it. To my nose, I think of a fresh baked pumpkin custard pie in late October with the leaves changing color and it's been left near an open window to cool:

The 1970 Gillette Track 2 was nothing short of phenomenal. I got squeaky clean post shave feel in just 3 passes. I got so close today that I could probably get away with not shaving for about a week but if I do that, I would look like grizzly Adams if I did. I also got almost no burn from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrement's Autumn Factory which is NOT normal. It still burned some due to the alcohol, cinnamon & clove but it wasn't over the top like it use to be.

Mail Call: Lukie Games:

Man lots of goodies came in today. My Mortal Kombat collection is now complete. I've gotten all that I want to get game wise now. So unless I do a Raspberry Pi retro gaming build, this is the very last video game based mail call that I will be getting. I don't need anymore games at this point. I also picked up the classic Street Fighter 2 Turbo Hyper Fighting as well:

I also managed to get a couple of controllers:

It came packaged better this time around instead of the bag like last time and the best part is that it's one day early from the scheduled time:

All in all I'm pleased with this video game mail call and I'm happy to say that my gaming collection is complete. I'm done and have gotten all that I want to get in terms of retro gaming. The only other thing I can see myself getting would be Sniper Elite 4 on Steam and I'm waiting for the price to come way down on it before downloading it. $213 dollars is way too much money for a game.

C.a.D., Cavendish & The Quattro:

Today's shave was nothing short of Phenomenal! First, I started with a nice, hot & relaxing shower using Phoenix Artisan Accoutrement's shampoo bar in the Cavendish scent which was simply epic. The deep rich Cavendish pipe tobacco scent was beyond belief and the lather that came off the shampoo bar was amazing. I had no trouble rinsing it and it did an amazing job at getting rid of my dandruff and it also moisturized my scalp. Shame on you if you don't have one of these shampoo bars. Next I went with PAA's C.a.D. shaving soap which has an incredible 1970's Barbersol canned shave foam scent which screams classic barbershop scent. And did I mention that it's 10 times stronger than the original? And to finish off this epic experience, I went with the matching aftershave splash which is legendary: 

The Schick Quattro with a fresh blade is one of my best razors. I ended up getting another "ice rink" post shave feel in just 2.5 passes. I have missed having this scent in my shave cave and now that I have the matching aftershave splash, you will be seeing this more often. I use to pair C.a.D. shave soap with Fine's American Blend aftershave back in the day mainly because I could never obtain a bottle of the matching aftershave which I now have.

Mail Call! Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements:

Today's mail call is from Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements and it's pretty sweet too. I ordered 2 shampoo bars (C.a.D. & Cavendish), Pumpkin 3.14 shave soap to go with my left over Autumn Factory from last year which is a little over half of a bottle & I finally got the full matching set of C.a.D. in terms of the shave soap and aftershave which is my all time favorite scent from PAA:

They're still fast as usual and packed for nuclear war which is a good thing. Post office is extremely rough on packages. I ordered all of this on Monday and here it is Thursday and I have product in hand and it was an observed holiday Monday which means banks & post offices were closed:

I'm tickled pink with this mail call and can't wait to place my next order. They've got a few old classics that are still around that I want to try.

My New Preshave: Cremo Chill:

Earlier today while I was buying blades, I decided to go ahead and try Cremo cooling shave cream and I'm glad that I did. It's one of the best preshave creams you can use with a shave soap in my opinion. First you get a peppermint scent which is awesome but it doesn't last very long at all and the menthol chill is excellent. The scent does NOT clash with the soaps:

The slickness was really good not that my soap needed any help but this stuff puts it over the top. This will be used before each and every one of my shaves from now on.