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Two bald guys were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2007; well sort of.  Cal Ripken, who was sporting the slick dome look at press interviews sat along side of his fellow inductee, Tony Gwynn, who used to shave his head, but isn't currently sporting the look.

I want to send out a big congratulations to the two of these guys.  Both of them are some of the best examples of how athletes should exemplify themselves and the type of dedication athletes should give to their teams.  Both Gwynn and Ripken spent their entire careers with the same team and always went out and played their best.  These are two class acts!



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I tried out the new Dry Shave Gel this morning and I have to say that I'm impressed.  I was very curious to try out this gel since it's designed to use without water.  That's right, you put the gel on without putting water on your head first.

I opened the bottle and instantly smelled the fruity, menthol smell that oozed out the bottle.  It was a refreshing smell.
 
I then squeezed an amount about the size of a quarter onto the palm of my hand and rubbed it onto my scalp.  The instructions say to apply a thin layer onto a dry skin area and leave for 30 second before shaving.  I figured this was a good test since I hadn't shaved in two days, my usual routine. 

I then broke out the HeadBlade, put a new Atra blade onto it.  I then started shaving as I usually would.  I didn't apply any water to the blade before doing this to see how slick the gel was on it's own.  It wasn't very slick on the first pass, so I assumed that the manufacturer assumed you would rinse the razor first.  (I thought this was a bit misleading since it's supposed to be a dry gel)  I then wet with hot water the razor to wash the hair out of the blade and then the gel was very slick.  So, it appears that you need to wet the razor, not your head, to get the proper glide.

The gel provided a very slick surface once the razor was rinsed.  I then completed my shave as usual by rinsing the blade out after each pass.  I was even able to complete my second pass in the reverse direction without applying more gel. 

Pros:

I found this to be a very good, close shave without any nicks or burn (except where I did the first pass without rinsing the razor).

This would be an excellent shaving gel to use for someone who shaves at the sink as the gel provided a clean, mess free shave as opposed to wet shave gels.

The gel is clear, so it's easy to see where you missed spots without rinsing off the gel.

The smell of the gel was refreshing without being overbearing.

Cons:

The instructions should have been clear to indicate to wet the razor first.

Not ideal for someone who shaves in the shower as it's designed to be applied to dry skin.

Overall, I would recommend this gel to someone who shaves at the sink.  I plan on using it for those times that circumstances require me to shave in front of the sink.

I don't know where you can buy this product right now as their website (http://www.BoldForMen.com) does not indicate so.  I will write Abe Minkara, the founder of the company, to ask him when and where the product will be available to the public.

I don't know if there's more of a perfect show for SOME of the Sly Bald Guys.  This show, FutureWeapons, showcases, well, weapons of the future.  The show is hosted by Richard "Mack" Machowicz, one badass looking bald dude.

Here's blurb from Mack's bio:

Mack has over 20 years experience in the martial arts, studying such systems as muay thai boxing, Jeet Kune Do, kickboxing, aikido, jujitsu, savate, arnis and karate. He was a certified instructor in the Naval Special Warfare Combat Fighting Instructor Course, a Naval Special Warfare Scout/Sniper and has received multiple black belts. Machowicz also served as a personal protection specialist for many high profile individuals within the political arena, business world and entertainment industry.

You can read more about Mack and learn more about FutureWeapons here: http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/future-weapons/mack/mack-zone.html

A couple days ago I was searching for the top blogs on the internet to get some example of what makes a successful blog.  In my search, I ran across a blog by a bald man named Seth Godin.  Seth's blog is called just that, "Seth's Blog" and can be viewed by going to http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/.  The blog is about marketing, mostly web marketing, and is fairly entertaining due to Seth's witty style of writing.

Seth's accomplishments don't stop at Seth's Blog, they continue on with another blog called Liar's Blog and can be read by going to AllMarketersAreLiars.com.  In this blog Seth even has a post about a "Geek Makeover" that is basically a VP of Microsoft shaving his head and dropping a few pounds.  You can read the post here: Geek Makeover.

As you start to read Seth's blogs you can't help to notice that he's authored several books on marketing, one of them titled "All Marketers Are Liars" hence the reason he has the Liar's Blog.  You can learn about Seth's book by going here: Seth Godin's Books.  He's also an author of this wonderful ebook: Flipping the Funnel

If you dig a little farther into Seth's accomplishments, you also find that he's one of the founders of Squidoo.com which I use to help market Sly Bald Guys.  You can view Seth's lens at  http://www.squidoo.com/seth/.

Overall, this bald author, blogger, and entreprenuer is quite accomplished. 

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