TUFTONBORO, N.H. — A bicyclist was killed when he was hit by a car in Tuftonboro Thursday night.

Police said that Nathaniel Williams, 23, of Tuftonboro, was hit on Route 109 just after 7:30 p.m.

My heart goes out to his family.

Hope and the Shawshank Redemption
…just bits of mutterings about hope in my favorite movie.

That there are things in this world not carved out of gray stone. That there’s a small place inside of us they can never lock away, and that place is called hope.

-Andy

Hope is a dangerous thing. Drive a man insane. It’s got no place here. Better get used to the idea.

-Red, replying to Andy

…later, when Red has found Andy’s letter in the field:

Remember, Red. Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well. Your friend. Andy.

-Andy, in Voice Over

…Red’s commentary as he journeys to find the escaped Andy in a beach in Mexico:

I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams.
(beat)
I hope.

–Red, in Voice Over

Skintimate vs. Gillette Sensor3

Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Gel, Sensitive Skin
Comparison Pending Use of Other Creams

Gillette Sensor3 3 Blade Disposable Razor for Women

During Shaving: 3
At first, I thought things were going, well, smoothly. It was wonderful, I couldn’t feel a thing. But this razor acts like a slow acting hot pepper. Just when you think you’ve made it through all hunky-dory, the burning slowly makes its way across your tongue and throughout your mouth, lighting you on fire. Despite my being ensconced in my shower, my legs were afire right as I finished shaving my right leg. My left leg, remembering the horror that was the Noxzema Razor Test, plead for mercy. I swear I could hear it through the cascade of water from the shower. Like some slasher movie chick begging for her life from the Nasty Bad Guy in a pounding rain storm as the Nasty Bad Guy cackles and kills her anyway, the rain washing away the evidence. Like said Nasty Bad Guy, I cackled (well, no, I didn’t cackle, I would’ve gotten soap in my mouth), and killed my leg (well, no, didn’t kill the leg either, but I certainly shaved that fucker). However, the shower did a piss-poor job of washing away the evidence. My husband commented on the remenants of shaving cream on the curtain and swore when he stepped on the razor’s safety cap.

Post-Shaving: 3
Dear God! Moisturizer!
*Added later that day–well, evening–my legs itch like hell!

Razor Rash: 6
Not as bad as I thought when my legs screamed for mercy while shaving.

Closeness: 9
What hair?

Skintimate vs. Gillette Daisy Disposables

Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Gel, Sensitive Skin
Comparison Pending Use of Other Creams

Gillette Daisy Ultragrip

During Shaving: 8
I’m not sure if I’m biased because of my last experience with a razor on my leg (the last test not anything dirty, you sick people), but this razor didn’t feel like a razor. I barely noticed it was scraping up my leg, except for a couple spots around my ankles. But really, who doesn’t screw up around their ankles?

Post-Shaving: 8
Legs not demanding for moisturizer too badly. Normally, my legs shout quite loudly for it.

Razor Rash: 7
You wouldn’t know that four days ago I had smallpox.

Closeness: 6
Not as close as a triple blade, but damn close enough.

“I did get resurrected once, it was cool.”

–Jen

Skintimate vs. Noxzema        

Skintimate Moisturizing Shave Gel, Sensitive Skin
Comparison Pending Use of Other Creams

Noxzema Triple Blade Disposable Razor

During Shaving: 0
Holy shit on a stick. I know that I’m using a bit of really sharp metal and scraping it across my skin, but I shouldn’t be able to feel that unless I make a mistake. This razor makes it Very Apparent that I am Using a Sharp Object to Shave Hair Off My Leg. And I wasn’t making a mistake. It hurt. My legs were screaming for mercy before I even got to my other leg. In fact, I think my left leg was begging to be left alone and hairy.

Post-Shaving: 5
Legs pleading for moisturizing lotion.

Razor Rash: 0
I looked like a smallpox victim.

Closeness: 8
Well, it was a close shave.