Hopstretch

Nice! Would want to be very sure about the import issue, as the worst case is confiscation by US customs with no recourse.

Jeff, I've been mulling over your dilemma for the past few days and my considered opinion is that you should ditch both the SD and Breitling and get the new AP Diver with the sapphire caseback, on a bracelet.

Led Zeppelin -- Physical Graffiti (Remastered)

Very nice!

That one is 46mm, which is too big for me but probably suits a manly man like Jeff rather splendidly. There's a 42mm version too, which moves the date window to three o' clock. I definitely agree that it is one of the best watches they make from a design perspective. The lugs are long -- similar to the Nomos style -- which tends to be polarizing in terms of wearability, so best to try on the wrist to see how it feels to you.

Second go and yes, it's mostly (very) good beyond the pure production values. What a great, analog sounding album!

Pixies -- Doolittle (MFSL vinyl needledrop)

Prosper.

Jeff, I suggest Chrono24 and WatchRecon for target acquisition purposes. Stick to the top-tier sellers and you're very, very unlikely to get a fake or an empty box.

Good enough to give it another try sometime when I'm less ... impressionable. [emoji485]

Happy Birthday!

Good read, thanks.

Emile Haynie -- We Fall

Had to force quit Safari four times in the last hour. I think the universe is trying to tell me to buy a 5K retina iMac with 32 gigs of RAM, although I acknowledge that this is open to interpretation.

Traditional "mixed grill". Steak, gammon steak, chicken, sausages, egg, chips, onions, peas and the crucial tinned pineapple ring.

Paging Dr. Wood! Never even heard of a Vitamix before today and now I suddenly need one quite badly.

2251

I'm waiting for the Analaxitive mod.

Leonard Cohen -- Popular Problems

That I did not know! Not telling my daughter, who only agreed to move to England on the basis that it had no volcanos. Why this was her primary concern, again, I do not know.

The problem is the fucking ugly-ass headphone jack. [emoji35]

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/ces-2015-pass-labs-upcoming-headphone-amplifier

Thanks Birgir. I don't find my set bright at all -- whether due to Stax's efforts or my own tin ears -- so it's all good.

Bringing this over from the LIO train wreck -- apologize for being so out of the loop but what was the "fix" and when did it surface? I'm enjoying the hell out of the 009 and BHSE combo.