burrocrat
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burros-ark 161204
burros-ark update: a little bit of movement among a couple arkers and the markets seem to be cooling off some. that is quite the political fallout with the boom rocket ride up the last few weeks so a hangover is to be expected. I think it’s pretty clear there’s been a paradigm shift in the world, political, financial, social, all of it is in flux. in theory, this is a great thing for a trader if you are comfortable in chaos, but it is a huge negative for the mom-and-pops who just want a smooth glide path into the sunset. anyways, no need to get all worked up about it, it appears the people – even in the midst of an populist uprising – have no desire to starve and chop and burn the elite, we need them to do some of those elite things still, but from now on let them eat cake.
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burros-ark signal: hold. yep, just keep on hangin on. in all honesty, my personal account is probably just gonna ride out the year for a break-even with inflation sort of, depending on how you calculate inflation, unless i see a chance to slay the dragon. and the ark? well, risk has been off on the el vira indicator for a looooong time, and rarely this year has the cumulative exposure been at or above an ultra-conservative 40% long. hold. i just don’t see any possible event on the horizon that will bump enough ark turtles off their comfortable and safe rocks and make some waves in the pond. so we hold.
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burros-ark stuff: so… a personal question… no, not 34b or about 6” or whatever your hangup, it’s about shaving… so a few months ago bought a bunch of handcrafted soaps off the internet (haven’t used the hogwash yet) but it had some shaving disks and a boar brush and porcelin cup that came with it. I've discovered it takes a few more minutes in the morning to shave but I really like the ritual of warming the bristles and lathering the soap and brushing and rubbing and painting it on, it’s like a miniture facial massage every morning. and i get a really close shave, smooth as a baby’s ass (but i’ve never shaved a baby’s ass – don’t misquote me on that part). and the soap lasts forever this way, over 3 months on the disk i first started using and i would’ve gone through 2 cans of gel in that same time for about quadruple the price. i don’t use a straight razor or old-fashioned single blade, i use a cartridge and handle setup off the internet for about $1.75 each and they last 2 weeks, still using the same handle the original starter setup came with and have two more if you include my son’s setup too. but the brush i use is a boar bristle and it is starting to break down. i did some research and badger bristle is the way to go. now you can get really fancy with that stuff and I’m not spending over $100 for a man bathroom trinket, but i’m going to upgrade to a badger brush. and instead of setting it on it’s base in the cabinet i’m also buying a $10 chrome stand that holds the razor and brush in the right positions off the counter. i looked at some sets that are really fancy but they all are missing the practical design stuff. so i bought a $5 sierra cup in stainless steel for the soap disk to go with it that will hang from the post and it all kind of matches in a simple solution kind of way. so… the question… does anybody here shave the old fashioned way with a brush and soap and hot water or is it all gillette mach 5000 disposable china stuff and pink lady plastic schicks? also, another question, or an offer… if you want a really close shave and to glow when done, send me a pm… trust me on this one i’ve got a gentle hand and a silver tongue, smooth.
burros-ark update: a little bit of movement among a couple arkers and the markets seem to be cooling off some. that is quite the political fallout with the boom rocket ride up the last few weeks so a hangover is to be expected. I think it’s pretty clear there’s been a paradigm shift in the world, political, financial, social, all of it is in flux. in theory, this is a great thing for a trader if you are comfortable in chaos, but it is a huge negative for the mom-and-pops who just want a smooth glide path into the sunset. anyways, no need to get all worked up about it, it appears the people – even in the midst of an populist uprising – have no desire to starve and chop and burn the elite, we need them to do some of those elite things still, but from now on let them eat cake.
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burros-ark signal: hold. yep, just keep on hangin on. in all honesty, my personal account is probably just gonna ride out the year for a break-even with inflation sort of, depending on how you calculate inflation, unless i see a chance to slay the dragon. and the ark? well, risk has been off on the el vira indicator for a looooong time, and rarely this year has the cumulative exposure been at or above an ultra-conservative 40% long. hold. i just don’t see any possible event on the horizon that will bump enough ark turtles off their comfortable and safe rocks and make some waves in the pond. so we hold.
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burros-ark stuff: so… a personal question… no, not 34b or about 6” or whatever your hangup, it’s about shaving… so a few months ago bought a bunch of handcrafted soaps off the internet (haven’t used the hogwash yet) but it had some shaving disks and a boar brush and porcelin cup that came with it. I've discovered it takes a few more minutes in the morning to shave but I really like the ritual of warming the bristles and lathering the soap and brushing and rubbing and painting it on, it’s like a miniture facial massage every morning. and i get a really close shave, smooth as a baby’s ass (but i’ve never shaved a baby’s ass – don’t misquote me on that part). and the soap lasts forever this way, over 3 months on the disk i first started using and i would’ve gone through 2 cans of gel in that same time for about quadruple the price. i don’t use a straight razor or old-fashioned single blade, i use a cartridge and handle setup off the internet for about $1.75 each and they last 2 weeks, still using the same handle the original starter setup came with and have two more if you include my son’s setup too. but the brush i use is a boar bristle and it is starting to break down. i did some research and badger bristle is the way to go. now you can get really fancy with that stuff and I’m not spending over $100 for a man bathroom trinket, but i’m going to upgrade to a badger brush. and instead of setting it on it’s base in the cabinet i’m also buying a $10 chrome stand that holds the razor and brush in the right positions off the counter. i looked at some sets that are really fancy but they all are missing the practical design stuff. so i bought a $5 sierra cup in stainless steel for the soap disk to go with it that will hang from the post and it all kind of matches in a simple solution kind of way. so… the question… does anybody here shave the old fashioned way with a brush and soap and hot water or is it all gillette mach 5000 disposable china stuff and pink lady plastic schicks? also, another question, or an offer… if you want a really close shave and to glow when done, send me a pm… trust me on this one i’ve got a gentle hand and a silver tongue, smooth.
