I was shaving with the straight yesterday, going across the grain on the right cheek with the left hand.

Then the cat jumped up on the sink. I didn't even know he was awake yet. He startled me just as I was touching down on my cheek.

So now I've got a big scratch on my right side, damn thing's about 2 inches long. Hopefully it won't leave me with some kind of German dueling scar, ein schmiss am gesicht. But for a few days, at least, I'll look like I was late on payments to my loan shark.

Still, I'm not about to give it up.