Blades gone bonkers

Since the introduction of the Mach 3 razor a few years ago, I've continually made the joke that it won't be long before men will be shaving their faces with razors that have 25 blades. When making this joke, I usually use a funny visual to demonstrate the size of the razor--one finger at my cheekbone, one at my jaw. Anyway, by now you've all seen those over-the-top commercials for the Fusion razor with five blades. That's five people, not all that much less (in quantity or absurdity) than 25 if you think about it.

Apparently I'm not the only person that's noticed this rapid and ridiculous increase in blades. Brad pointed out to me that a certain superstar blogger shared this blade-based article via some other guy I don't know. I just felt like I needed a piece of the action since this is one of my few grab bag jokes.

Also, since I'm chattering away, let me take a moment to point out a couple new things. B added that cool flickr photo sharing gizmo over there in the right sidebar so you can check out our most recently uploaded photos. The Big Flickr Switch we've undertaken has gone well. We've been uploading and sorting and tagging like mad lately, and we're still not done. The only downside is that all the pictures I've posted on here since January are now effed up, so I'll be going back to remedy that soon.

Now here's where you need to pay attention if you haven't been up to this point:

Please also notice in the right sidebar under the "Check me out" categories, I've added my Amazon wishlist. Now I'm not asking for handouts, but if you feel so inclined, who doesn't love a present now and then right? So far I've only added a few things I'd love to own, but check frequently and you're sure to find something you couldn't possibly let me live without.