Jonathan B. Horen

I'm usually at home -- reading, relaxing, chilling, and always logged-in on my PC. If not, I'm at Louie Lombi's Tattoo Paradise, getting inked, or just visiting with my friends. However, first thing in the morning (most days) you can find me working-out at home, where I'll be on my Concept2 indoor rower. I've been getting fit -- "in fits and starts" -- since 1996.

One thing is certain: every morning, seven days-a-week, I shave my face. Not with an electric razor, and not with some 2-, 3-, or more-blade piece of plastic; nor with any canned "goop", "gel", or other such nonsense. Nope, on any given day, you'll find me lathering-up with a badger shaving brush and high-quality, aromatic, and lubricating shaving soap-or-cream, taking time to methodically and deliberately give myself a "BBS" (Baby-Butt Smooth) shave with a vintage straight razor. You can follow my adventures in The Art of Wetshaving.

Here are photos of my wonderful daughters, Shira and Rina, and both of them together, through the years. While I'm at it, here are photos of my brother and his wife, Michael and Cheryl, family, and friends, through the years.

Finally, here is a memorial to our parents, Arthur and Ruth Horen. As first-generation Americans, they educated themselves, served their country, created and raised a family, and helped build this great nation; they were The Greatest Generation. We wish they were still with us, and that we had known them better... that they aren't, and that we didn't, is our enduring loss. Thankfully, we have our memories of them, and these photographs.