b113 (2.9-2.2023): close shave

close shave [i]
by s[h]aving f. ace

alternative title: face-off in the corner

faceoff in the corner
smooth as ice: the rave
i think i’m a goner (better warn her): a close shave
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·       several years ago, a person who i know let a friend of his convince him of a technology that would remove all of the hair follicles from his face, thereby allowing him to never have to shave again.
 
·       fasting-forward (about a year) from the debacle, the technology didn’t work as planned.  dude ended-up with a deformed face… and several pesky whiskers that didn’t get the techno-memo.
 
·       nowadays, he still shaves… probably wishing that he’d saved face in the first place.  
 
learning point: if a new technology wants to use your face as an experiment, let a few other willing souls try-the-procedure-out (first), and get their opinion… one or two or 30-to-40 years later.  then, if you must, allow some flunky to use your face as his experiment.
 
conclusion: if something sounds too-good-to-be-true and the least-bit hard-to-believe, let someone else be the believer. 
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[i] martino, j. (2.9-2.2023). face-off in the corner. book 113: close shave. © 2023 by joal martino.