Author: Denis Allan
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Let’s Get Personal: Why the Philips Norelco Bodygroom 7000 Changed My Grooming Game at 40
Look, we need to talk about something most older guys avoid discussing, and pretend it doesn’t matter: body grooming. I’m 40. And somewhere between my early 30s and now, things… changed. Hair started showing up in places I didn’t remember signing up for. My chest got hairier. My back? Yeah, we’re not going there. And…
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Ooni Koda 12 vs Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven: Why I Switched After My Move
My Shift from the Ooni Koda 12 to the Ninja Artisan Outdoor Pizza Oven It’s a warm afternoon in June, I’m sweating through a move, poking along so I don’t forget the one thing I actually care about. And sitting there at the edge of the chaos is my trusty Ooni Koda 12, first generation.…
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My Top Pick For Brake Bleeding: Motive Products
I’ve never been the most skilled person when it comes to working on cars. I like the idea of doing my own maintenance… but I also worry I’ll mess something up and make things worse. Changing fluids always felt like a guaranteed disaster, spills everywhere, tools falling, and the surprisingly creative vocabulary database I have…
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Best Male Nose Hair Trimmers
Hands-On Review of 3 Top Picks for Nose Hair Trimmers I’ve Actually Tested When l started a website about my ‘Top Picks’, I never imagined I would be writing an article about nose hair trimmers, let alone my top choice for one. Unfortunately as a middle-age man, my hair follicles in my nose have sprung…
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Chronic Comfort: The Innova Heat & Massage Inversion Table
My Pick this week is deeply personal, shaped by chronic pain from a result of my time in the Marine Corps, where years of carrying heavy gear over extreme terrain led to chronic rib displacement and spinal compression. These issues turned simple activities like hiking with my dogs or chores around the house into constant…
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The Best Purchase An OCD Dog Owner Made For A New Vehicle
The Best Purchase An OCD Dog Owner Made For A New Vehicle I never imagined my 145-pound Irish Wolfhound would be the ultimate test for my new 2016 Toyota Tacoma and OCD. The first time Finn climbed into the backseat after a wet afternoon hike, in late November, I felt that familiar tightness in my…
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Everyone Is Stupid & Agrogance Is Rampit
An Opinion / Observation This is an observation which has turned into a strong opinion, only to be amplified by individuals with cognitive hubris, transforming nuanced discourse into binary battlegrounds. What annoys but also fascinates me isn’t just the pervasiveness of this arrogance, but how it manifests equally across educational and socioeconomic divides, suggesting something…