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Turkey day went very well.  The food was excellent and it was nice to see most of the family.  (Some are in Texas).   The weather was cold outside, but it made for perfect feasting weather.

In other news, I started a new blog that concentrates on wristwatches.  Not everyone’s cup of tea, but I have been looking  for a new hobby that doesn’t take up a lot of room and won’t break the bank.  Computers/Technology just move too fast.  I love Linux, but there are so many other web sites that can report better than I can.  So, I have been expanding my interests into horology (watches, clocks, etc.)  It is interesting and I like how mechanical it is.

The new blog concentrates on inexpensive watches.  Many people just want to see what time it is, and don’t appreciate what wonderful machines they are wearing.  If you have a collection of watches, help me out with some reviews.  I will offer some basic knowledge of what to look for when buying a cheap watch, all in layman’s terms.

Just one more day until the four day weekend.  I am looking forward to over eating for one day.  Ironically, the main courses for Thanksgiving really are not that fattening.  Turkey and Ham are very low in fat.  It is everything else that will pack on the pounds.  Anyway, at least it is just one day a year.

Ron is going to be up in a few weeks to visit over the holidays.

Glenn has been doing ok, been waking up at about 4:30 every morning though for a diaper change and feeding.  This morning wasn’t bad, he went right back to sleep.

Saw Five (5) houses so far this season with Christmas decorations up already.  Come on people, do you really need it up over a month ahead of time?

I think it is interesting how some of the ‘finer’ things in life are really just more traditionally made artifacts.

Some examples:

Hardwood Floors: every house use to have soft or hardwood floors. They are very expensive now.

Hand Tailored Wool Suits: I don’t need to wear one often, but they sure do look cool.

Mechanical Watches: They are just cool and have made quite a comeback in recent years.

Wines, Beers, and Spirits made on a small scale: Again, making a comeback.

Fountain Pens: Still not that popular, they take a lot more maintenance than ballpoint, so I don’t blame people on this one.

Wood Clapboard Siding: Looks cool, total maintenance nightmare. Though, this may be getting better with newer paints.

Shaker Roofs: Last forever, cost a fortune.

Real Wood Furniture:  See Shaker Roofs

Quality Paper Maps: GPS has not killed them yet.

All of these things were the only way things were made 50 to 150 years ago. Now you have to pay a premium to get back to the old way of doing things.

Speaking of new things, with Glenn I find I have less interest in gadgets. I like reading about them, but I have no desire to own them. I deal with computers and electronics at work all day, I don’t want to deal with shoddy electronics at home. That being said, here are some modern tools I really like:

Google Documents: a great way to work on one document everywhere. It is no where near capable enough to defeat real programs, but for simple tasks, it’s great.

Seamonkey:  The all in one suite of Mozilla, works well, less filling.

Digital Cameras: I never did like film and the mystery of how good/bad/terrible your photos turned out. Once you go over 3 or 5 megapixels, you will never go back.

Cell Phones: Land lines cost too much. Cells phones are no means perfect, but I have lived without a land line for 4 years now.

Any thoughts about what is better/worse now? And should I use a colon or semi-colon? Never could find a use for the semi-colon. Thought I would give it a try.

Edit:  Damn you Spunkmonkey, I knew it should of been a colon.

I posted this video on youtube about an hour ago.

It already has 77 views. Why? Unless you love watches/horology, this is a very boring video to watch.