One of the advantages of being sick is that you can make excuses for not shaving. I have been preserving my beard for what will, by tomorrow, be four days of growth…..a virtual forest of dense thick growth. I plan to start the new year with a near-virginal shave…made even more so by the fact that the remainder of my Method shaving “kit” arrived today – Hydrolast Activator, two bottles of Aromatic Tonics, and the highly touted Aftershave Conditioner. This will give me an opportunity to try a “fully loaded” Method shave with all the accoutrement….an excellent start to the New Year.