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The Last Friday for 2017
Well, folks, it's been a busy December 'round these here parts, hence the lack of posts. This year has treated us kindly, with no major highs, but more importantly, no major lows. Highlights include my...
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My Most-Worn Watches of 2017
Last year got busy for me in other areas. As such, my blogging took a back-seat to everything else that was going on.Looking at the stats of this blog since it began, 2017 showed the least amount of...
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Sunday January 28th, 2017 - Trying to Stay Cool, Rambling Away on a...
They just don't design movie posters like that anymore. (pic courtesy of www.impawards.com )I can't say that Alan Ladd was a favourite of mine, even though I liked him in This Gun For Hire and Shane....
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Sunday February 4th - Time to Shift Some Stuff.
Geez, I just looked at last week's post and saw that I'd dated it 2017. Okay, that's fixed.I've typecast this week as well, but, aside from crossing out any errors as I wrote, using a slash, I've also...
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Sunday Feb 11th, 2018 - Happy Birthday Bowie (our cat), Typewriter...
Where are my manners? Looking back at last week's post and comments, I saw that I didn't reply to comments made by Bill & Ted (yes, that's their real names. Highly respected members of the...
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Sunday 25th February, 2018 - Will They Ever Be Love Cats?, Straight Down The...
Well, it's now a week later and I never quite got around to cleaning that camera lens this morning. Got a few other things done, though. Our younger cat Bowie managed to scratch himself across his...
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Sunday March 4th, 2018 - Red Knitted Beanies, Vintage Laminate Tables,...
I finally got around to taking our DVD/Bluray player to a guy who installs the chip which allows you to watch movies region-free. Now, I'm no DVD pirate, but I have a few movies (in both formats) that...
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Sunday March 11th, 2018 - Diners, Artwork Flashbacks, Speakeasies (or not) &...
Saturday, March 10th, 1:35pm I'm sitting in a groovy little cafe called Dak Daks. Car memorabilia adorns the place, while some '50s rockabilly tune plays in the...
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Thursday March 29th, 2018 - A Clean Desk, BaselWorld Standouts (for me,...
Okay, it's now 7:23pm Sunday night. Let's see how far I get with this post. I spent most of this weekend clearing my desk. Hopefully once and for all. Business cards that I've accumulated over the last...
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Sunday 20/5/2018 - Still Here, Cat Wrangling, DVD Headaches, Gentleman's...
It's been a busy few months, gang. Work's been hectic, but manageable, and I've found that once I get home and have dinner, cranking up the laptop to post on my blog seems to be the last thing that I...
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Friday 1/6/2018 - Organ Donations, Shots in the Arm, Sons of Asgard Playing...
Here's one more pic of the Laguiole knife, showing the 'Shepherd's cross' inlay of the handle. More about this knife in my previous post. I've been wearing the Oris Diver SixtyFive Movember edition...
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Friday June 22nd, 2018 - New Data Laws, RIP Miss Gayson, The Guy Who Stayed...
Okay, so it's Friday night, June 22nd and I'm sick again. Here's a quick timeline;May 21st - I went to see my doctor to have a 'flu shot. May 27th - I caught a morning session of Avengers | Infinity...
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Sunday July 8th, 2018 - The Daily Grind is Too Weak, Overspending, Bigger...
I made too many errors in the next paragraph, hence the sharp crop in the photo above. Anyway...I bought some Teriyaki chicken California rolls from a Japanese restaurant on a lunch break two weeks...
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Sunday, August 12th, 2018 - Still Kickin', "Mission: Impossible - Fallout",...
Wristwatch-wise, I've worn this one since my last post;It was the Oris Movember Edition Diver SixtyFive on a plain black NATO strap. Very comfy to wear. It's resting on a bone-coloured H&M denim...
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Reply To A Reader's Comment No. 1 - Patina On Old Wristwatches. Yay or Nay?
First of all, I wanna say 'thank-you' to all of you who read this blog of mine, and especially to those of you who leave a comment. Except for the spammers out there. You guys just waste my time and...
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Cat in The Dentist's Chair, My Wallet is a Sieve, Smoke Gets In Your Nose +...
As a result of being so busy at work, plus the fact that the job involves staring at a computer screen for most of the day, I've found myself spending less time online in my spare time.Which explains...
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Oris Diver SixtyFive 40mm Automatic with Blue & Black Dial - REVIEW
My regular readers (all four of you) may know that I worked at a wristwatch boutique from 2001 till 2012. This store sold twenty-one different Swiss brands, and Oris was one of them. When I started in...
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The TWSBI Precision & The Rotring Rapid Pro - Two Similarly-Styled Ballpoint...
I was looking at getting myself a modern-styled ballpoint pen. While there's no shortage of ballpoints in my stable, I thought I'd go for something with a more modern and technical look. The kind of...
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Black Days for Coffee Culture in Melbourne This Week.
It's been a tragic week for cafe culture here in Melbourne.Adalberto 'Bibi' Succi, the owner of Ti Amo Bistro in Carlton, passed away last Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 79. I worked at Ti...
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RIP Mr Lee / Sorry, Pal, But You Ain't Marlowe / Plastic Car Mishaps /...
November was a busy month and December has, so far, been a tad busier. Work has been steady and has gotten increasingly more hectic as the year draws to a close.As such, the watches that I wore each...
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