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The step alone helps a lot, at least in my experience. That said, I'm with Doug. For something that has to be dead-nuts, just have someone with the right equipment do it and don't drive yourself crazy.

Ken, Either ^^^ what Dan said or keep an eye on CL. I've seen some good deals roll through NH for stands and you're in a much higher density area. Also, I own a Feedback stand as well and it is very nice but mine is not in budget (about double).

Do what you think is right, Larry, which is to say that asking us for advice on this is probably not worth it. In my first 39 years I never owned a single watch of the value/cost your son has 5 of already. Does that make your choice wrong, bad or otherwise? I have no earthly clue. I simply had different priorities.

Fixed. Happy vacation, Robot buddy.

This and that's not a fun way to return home.

Happy birthday, Jeffy!!

Aw damn, Peter is going to be in town! Sadly, I am likely to be working that weekend.

Bummer, Haj, feel better soon. Grahame, 81/100 here.

I'd apologize but honestly, it's like Nikon took my DLSR wishlist and made a camera w/ the D750. Full frame, not exorbitantly priced, not 10000MP, wifi, etc,etc. I just can't afford it right now at full-fare with everything else that's going on in life and w/ the D7000 still basically being 10x the camera that my skills warrant.

^^^ Makes good sense to me. The only counter-point I'd offer is that the 7200 shoots well enough at higher ISOs that my choice for a do everything lens would have been the 18-300 VRII from Nikon. It's only a few ounces (~2) more than the SIgma, covers way more range and is only a stop (ish) slower. Granted, it's almost double the cost of the Sigma but I can't imagine a scenario short of ultra-wide-angle where it wouldn't cover it. My 18-200 has been on my last two bodies (D80 and D7000) 99% of the time and I've only put the 12-24 on there occasionally for fun and forcing me to use it. Oh, I guess my other pieces of advice would be to get the D750 since that's what I'm targeting early next year.

Happy birthday!

Stupid fat fingers...

The butcher next to where I park my car for work, who also supplies a good deal of the good bear that I drink. It's a dangerous place. http://www.memeat.com/

If you can wait it'll be interesting to see if Nikon updates the 810 in the not too distant future and if so, what that does to D750 prices.

For Grahame and for Science I present, Beef Bacon. And yes, it is delicious.

I suppose they have to ruin the franchise every so often (see: Clooney) so they can resurrect it. Bale was just so good that it seems like they would have been better off not doing anything for a while.

The first episode should cleanse your mental pallet of the bile that was Ben Affleck. The idea that he is the next Batman just hurts my head. So. Much. Fail.

I watched the first episode last night and was suitably impressed.

I'm going to try to ride 30 this weekend. I expect a disaster of some sort since I have ridden twice this year, for a total of just over 30 miles.

If you're within range of an atomic clock transmitter you can sync to it (with the push of the one button). It's also quite simple to switch time zones while traveling, which I've actually done once with it already. I like it a lot and love it because my wife picked it for me.

Here it is, Jacob. I'd estimate my wrist at 7-1/2 to 7-3/4 - pretty average I think.

A power switch (on the back panel at least) would be a pretty simple mod. I added one to my EAD because the front panel switch is only a half-off switch (weirdly).

My new watch (the Citizen) is 43mm which does not seem too big to me at all. More just right than anything. Slightly smaller would be ok, probably would not want to go bigger.

I can only hope that if you are, you'll drop a line. Gene and I keep swearing that we'll get together each year and so far we might be 50/50. It'd be pretty great to see both of you at the same time.

Hi Mike!