Last week I had a stent put into one of my arteries that was blocked. The procedure went great and I feel amazing afterwards. But at one point my cardiologist and I were discussing hobbies and wet shaving came up. Because I am going to be on two different blood-thinners for the next year or so, he thought that shaving with a straight might be too dangerous, as a serious nick would bleed and bleed. He went so far as to ask me to go out and buy an electric razor.

I understand his point and I think my doctor is great, but I didn't even tell him I'd think about it. In fact, my quote was "Ain't gonna happen. I'll be cautious."