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Hey, sounds good!

That service cost isn't terrible, outside of the VAT. I would get the bracelet, and buy the Reverso down the road, and I say that as somebody who loves his Reverso.

RP 1992

Summer league is, of course, a true Nostradamus. I found it hilarious that Lonzo played better not wearing those awful shoes.

A neutral leather conditioner cream would work just fine, for basic maintenance. Regular shoe polish is likely to build up on the surface, so I would avoid it. A lot of people swear by Saphir, but I have had great results with cheap-as-chips Meltonian on shell (I have several pairs of shell shoes though, admittedly, they are all no. 8), so I would expect it to work great on Chromexcel, too. You can also use colored cream: Chromexcel isn't as scratch resistant as shell, of course, so maybe a colored cream is a good idea, if you want them looking "new-ish." Then again, the pull-up is one of the charms of Chromexcel, so, again, I say start with a neutral cream, and see how that does it for you. It's been four years, so I don't know if you still need it, but I sent a pair of late 60s J&M full-brogue black wingtips to NuShoe (a cheap eBay find, rare in 12EEE), and they came back in wonderful kit. If I didn't have a pair of Church's in black, I'd wear them often (and if I didn't have a pair of Bally Goodyear welted wingtips, in black, I'd wear the Church's). Nothing wrong with the vintage J&Ms, the Church's just fit me better (perfectly compared to very well, and the Bally pair is even better, and are better shoes than either). It wasn't cheap (I did the executive package), but they did an excellent job. Included shoe bags and trees cut for the specific pair of shoes.

Martin Landau. Time for another viewing of Ed Wood (it would have been anyway, as I watch it annually).

You can try filling the shoes with ziplock bags 3/4s filled with water and then sticking them in the freezer. A boot is going to be difficult for a cobbler to stretch, as the stretchers likely won't fit through the ankle. I've had shoes stretched half a size in width, with no cosmetic issues, but that has been calf dress shoes. I haven't had much stretch, from wear, in quality shoes, especially with shell. The leather will soften, however.

Because it's quartz.

Oh, don't get a quartz reverso. They make automatics. I wonder if JLC makes a bracelet that fits my GRUT.

It should be just fine being serviced in the US. If they aren't able to service it properly here, they will send it to Switzerland. That looks great on the bracelet. I'd be interested in knowing what the service ends up costing.

It's gorgeous ink in a gorgeous package, innit?

Sorry Sam, I haven't been on the forums much the last few days. My default suggestion is always Jomashop, if you don't mind going grey market. There aren't many downsides going grey market, but there is always the potential for irritation with warranty. Basically the grey markets buy product from authorized dealers for slightly over wholesale, and then split the difference. Joma, like all of the good grey markets, warranties the watches themselves. I have no relationship with Jomashop other than good experiences as a customer, including warranty repairs. If you don't like the grey market idea, shoot me a PM with some specific watches you are looking at, and i'll see what I can find for you.

Nice Shigefusa.

Something along those lines. I think I'm finally having my twenties.

For the last week, and the next two weeks, I am a vacation fling for an Israeli woman (she cancelled her AirBnB on day three, and moved in), and she cooked a feast tonight. I don't have pictures, but it was excellent. Eggplant salad, shakshuka, something with lentils, something else that I can't remember what it was, but it had figs and was very good. I now know several words of Hebrew, and a few Arab curse words appropriate for when something sticks to a pan and burns.

Thanks guys!

Thank you! I'm hoping I get this one. It would be as close to perfect as I can imagine.

I found out that I have made it to the next round, for that IT director position. Interview on Thursday the 20th. I'm excited!

I imagine there is fine print that says that data will be throttled after a certain amount. That's what I saw the last time AT&T offered me an unlimited plan.

The most notable thing I did was scratch the screen of my iMac. It's in a corner, so it's not a big deal, but it pissed me off. it was just an accident; I accidentally caught the screen with the corner of a USB connector, when I was turning it around to plug something in. Certainly not worth $600-800 to get the screen replaced (I sure wish the glass were separate, in this case), not when I was hoping to get a new 5K machine next year, assuming I ever get a regular job.

the 7 is quite a bit faster than the 6S, and will be supported for longer. it also has a significantly better camera. It comes with Lightning earbuds. Having said all of that, if you can wait until the new phone is announced in the Fall, I would.

A box arrived, today. The case work is gorgeous.

Just buy a guard mongoose.

I bought that exact watch for my ex-brother in law, a couple Christmases ago. He loved it, and I thought it was very nice for the money, though the strap isn't amazing. I think that model winds counter-clockwise only, on a watch winder. Regarding the clasp being upside down, you can just swap the straps. The funny thing is that the fine china is going to stand up to the rigors of regular use a lot better than the cheap stuff.

I took some naproxen before I went to bed, and my neck is feeling better. I took some advil when I got up. I think I'm okay. The neck pain could have been from anything. Yeah, it's a bad situation. Honestly, she should be in a nursing home, but I think she's refused to go.