Mr. Ethical Bar Mustaches Just Misses a Car Fire

I seriously over studied for the MPRE.   Like to the tune of pretty much twice what I needed.  Can I trade in some of my passing margin for a bar exam point or two?

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Due to interview/trial, my handle-bar mustaches must be shorn.  But they'll grow back.  I plan to wear them up to the trial wire.

Why don't more men grow facial hair?  Why is it so despised by the conservative?

Mine, btw, is ginger.  Actually it's got all the colors in it - red, blond, brown, black, white (in that order) but in the sun it's just fiery red.  That means I got vikings somewhere on the Celtic side, and vikings on the Slavic side.

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Also, I don't mean to turn this blog into a litany of complaint and misfortune, but my el cheapo car, the third-hand, ex-salesman's, 200+mile beater that only had to get me through the summer (last summer), has, I think, just now really finally permanently died the final death.  Battery light on, shrieking belt, sudden loss of power steering, temp gauge red-lining, smoke billowing from the engine, radiator fluid leak from somewhere =s I think that's all she wrote.  I coasted into a parking spot by my apartment, popped the emergency brake, and turned the key off, perhaps for the last time.

I'll get her towed to a shop, but I'll be pleasantly surprised if she comes out again.

But she's surprised me by lasting this long - so why not longer?  It could be something drastic, or it could be a few hundred.  We'll see.

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Did you guys like the thematic segues: bar exam, handlebar 'stache, firey red, near fire? 

I work hard at this shit you know.  I gots the training.

Comments

[Scott Scheule]

Dude, if I had what you got going on around the lower face, I'd totally grow it out constantly. But we don't all have thick Ukranian heritage bursting from our pores.

[freewheel]

I prefer mustache handlebars to handlebar mustaches.

[Scoplaw]

Ah! I was semi-waiting for that and very glad to see it.

I've fiddled with ergonomic handlebar designs, ones which keep the wrists straight, and (surprisingly or unsurprisingly) I think the old cruiser bars work very well.

I'm also been thinking about fiddling with mt. bike bar ends on standard drop handlebars. Seems like you could find a nice pattern of hand placement on a rig like that. Esp. for climbing, where you want a wide grip but not bent wrists (the wider your hands, the more stable your upper body, hence the more power that goes into moving the pedal down instead of your body upwards)

Alas, I've had no bike work time in ages!

[Kat]

I'm not sure why moustaches aren't popular any more either. It's a pity, as they can be quite rakish when they're properly maintained. Wesley from Princess Bride pretty much converted me to them, so I'm biased on that account.