After years of shaving, I've finally decided on a good way to keep my sideburns at a consistent length. It's hard for many of us because our ears aren't level, and/or our eyes aren't level... it's hard to choose a good landmark so the 'burns look OK. Of course, I could resort to mutton chops, but they're wayy to fashionable for me.

So, one day last week I was watching the blade as I fumbled around for a good sideburn start point, and noticed that the edge lined itself out with the line I could imagine extending from my eyebrow toward my ear. And there it is, my landmark. Now, rather than wondering whether the sideburn has crept down (as they always do, as if by gravity), I just align the blade along that extrapolated line and have at it.

Maybe this is so simple it didn't warrant posting. Yeah, much of my life is like that. But here it is anyway... hope it helps someone.