My practical man’s collection / rotation is now complete. From left to right: Beater, Sports, and Dress. Options for the practical man who values bang for buck functionality, quality, modesty, and classic looks.
Left, the Casio 1400H beat out the classic clean 800H and various cult models like the 291H to take top spot in my heart where the 5600 I gave Dad used to sit. It was good, that Tough Solar G, but he liked it a lot, still wears it every day and he's 77.
The 1400 is a watch I can recommend to lovers of the G-Shock square who are on a tight budget and don't mind (because we're bigger) the extra beefy strap.
In the middle, is my Garmin Instinct E (e for essential) which is my adventure (normally called Sports) watch. It's super stealthy and nobody thinks it is expensive which it was slightly so! It has all the functions I need when going traveling outstation, on the road -a must have for every modern man.
Rightmost, my Seiko 'Superman' 5 Sports which is not a very cheap watch anymore, being nowadays made from higher quality mechanical components, some sourced from Japan. At circa 36mm wide and thereby stoutly built, it's my go-to for impressing people, especially with the high polish surfaces and variable green dial under lightly-domed hardlex, that continuous sweep seconds hand.
Not sure about the strap choice which I may swap later.
There's nothing like having a watch for every occasion. I've often dreamed of an heirloom or collectible watch, a limited edition something circa 2-3k USD. But I can't put together that kind of money even over several years of eating ramen for dinners.
And not to mention the obvious cash grabs out there -the hype-following microbrands, the tie-ins and collaborations, and the homages of every kind from China. None are worth the money they ask and if it were lower, I wouldn't trust their QC. It's a tread lightly market where any trend or bubble of popularity sends prices soaring out of reach. Where lackluster offerings are available on the gray market in various shades of satisfaction / appeal.
More later...
I'm into the final 2 subchapters of chapter 2 of "Super Derek". I think it will wrap up well like the first one did if I maintain my easy approach. Been thinking of how to help other writers do their books more easily. OSC said on Quora, that he only writes books he writes easily and he has 70 books to his name, some award-winners. I kinda agree. SDU is a book I can't put down writing -it's my whole fantasy of being super-powered come alive. To avenge those who tread all over my life and took me hostage when they were caught for it.
Can't seem to take off my new 1400H. I can't believe my life-personality is defined by a black square plastic watch that cost just $40. When I was young I had loftier dreams, circa $1000. Maybe it's true -that God will save us soon. The enemy is no longer very strong.
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9pm and I have over 1k words left to write for SDU by midnight. Being on a tight schedule is invigorating but stressful, admittedly. May rest for a few minutes first. My church is being rocked by some troubles. Such are these end times. People who prospected a bridge too far. Some believe other churches to be evil such as Amish people, etc. My 2 cents is to be more catholic i.e. universal and inclusive. Entertain everyone’s different ideas and test-prove them.
Found out that Americans and I agree: the 70th week contains all of Revelations’ events. Mark Hitchcock even believes the white rider to be an / the antichrist. I never suspected! And the 10 kings without a kingdom occur because of believers pushing against them. Interesting. Also, Rev 21 says the sea(s) are no more. I often wondered that they’d be a hiding place for evil.
Had canned food and broccoli for dinner, with the last of the Japanese rice. I stirred up fancy baked beans with red onion and garlic, and Cajun spice. We ate well.
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I successfully installed Ubuntu Server on my new Transcend external SSD. Wasn't cheap but works very well. Faster by far 5GB / 400MB per second which is amazing, and no disk crunching anymore. Installed a simple Sway / Wayland GUI. Yet to get sound going. Okay we have PipeWire now.
Today, absolutely have to write chapter 3 of Super Derek. Have to work out as well. Eat less.
Almost time for lunch. Still playing with my netbook / Ubuntu / SSD. I scaled down the CPU to 800MHz to save power. And the display to 25%. Getting about 4 hours use from this old Aspire 311.
Folks are back from the old house. I haven't had to loo yet. Maybe in the afternoon.
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Am halfway thru chapter 3. It will definitely finish up by midnight tonight and tomorrow I will begin chp 4 -where a lot of magic is explained. Derek is revealed as the hero and the witches are pursued instead, desecrating the town and city as they burn their bridges. Esmeralda meets Derek's children and they try to raise them as their own while he goes back to a day job as they try to make a life together. Temptation arises in his old boss' daughter. I need to write another 2k words on the witches and Derek by tonight. It reveals more about how Lotus and Quen became sociopaths and where Derek had been hiding.
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Finally pushed chapter 3 out the door. Will promote it tomorrow. It's past midnight and I've been fueled on black coffee. Make a start on chapter 4, just outlining in more detail.
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Had to eat as my stomach was growling. Downed 3 sandwiches, 1 slice of bread each with cheese and chicken floss. Ate 2 bananas. Brushed. Sleepless at 1:20am. Maybe try and lie down and relax. Liews crushing Sara. May need to calm down the babies they're using.
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