My finger seems to be healing nicely though I will have a scar as a reminder of the consequences of not being mindful which is probably a good lesson to internalize very early. I have a physician friend who keeps snakes and one day I asked if he had ever considered a venomous or"hot" variety and he paused and said, "I don't because it would require to much attention and responsibility without which it is not a matter of "if" you will get bitten but "when". One must be TOTALLY present with 100% participation in any potentially dangerous endeavor and I had been daydreaming when my accident occurred.... mea culpa. So much for poor man's Zen, even this morning I caught my mind wandering about my responsibilities for the day. THIS IS GOING TO TAKE DISCIPLINE.
I aso got a lesson on wound management from a surgeon who masquerades as my wife. I was dutifully reaching for peroxide and iodine when she grabbed by wrist and said, "don't kill them "....."Don't kill what???!!! "Don't kill your lymphocytes, macrophages and killer "T's"
So I just rinsed and got a bandaid but so far, so good.
As for the offending razor, I was given a veiled warning by the honemeister who apparently was frightened by what appears to be an eldritch blade, calling it "scary sharp". I have other razors that were sold as "shave ready" but NONE cut like this old Wade and Butcher, it simply glides over the face without a sensation of cutting like all my others.... truly a "cut"above.