Step Two: To The Internet

So, something has caught your attention, huh? Perhaps it is that store, the Art of Shaving and coupled with your newly found obsession concerning a better shave, you can't get it out of your mind? Or maybe it is a recent bought of spam/spyware on your computer opening up the possibility of a new one? Or maybe you want to buy some loverly lingerie for the lady in your life (yes, that was some alluring alliteration)?

Either way, it has bored into your mind - and being a dilettante, it probably has set up shop and even hung drapes in your brain. Alas, the next step is only logical - TO THE INTERNET! Now, it used to be books and opinions from other dabblers, but that god for the Internet. So what happens to me is a quick run to Wikipedia, corporate website, forums, blogs, and anything else - you end up becoming increasing educated on whatever your subject matter is. In my personal quest for a better shave, I've come to find out that Gillette razors are a load of crap and the old safety razors give a better, albeit with a little skill, shave - and the razors are 50cents a pop... I could go on and on about shaving, but this is about Step Two.

In the case of lingerie for the lady or yourself if you happen to be a lady - a simple look opens a universe of options - now who could just make a decision without becoming more informed? Then you have to find brands, better brands, history, what makes one item different from another, etc... That process applies to just about anything, whether it be corsets, plasma screen TVS, or fine timepieces.

At the end of this procedure, you'll probably buy something - or commit at a later date. But one thing you'll have for sure is a wealth of new information. This information sticks too because you NEEDED to find out the details. I don't know quite why it sticks (more in another post), but you end up with a passing expertise on vintage ladies stockings, what nanometer ram is coming out soon, and why a badger hair shaving brush is the best.