£25, that’s what I paid, is not a lot of money for a watch and it is in fact close to as low as you can get for a timepiece that could easily last you for two decades and more…. Read More ›
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Five key impacts of Brexit
Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had held for 47 years, but stayed inside the EU single market and customs union for a… Read More ›
The Omega Geneve calibre 1012 (1974) returns
I wrote this article about the above watch back in February 2020. I love that watch for quite some time, but as is typical of those who love watches times change and I sold it because it was not getting… Read More ›
No phone, no watch, no problem
Talking to the Wall Street Journal, Walken explained: “I don’t have technology. I only have a satellite dish on my house. So I have seen Severance on DVDs that they’re good enough to send me.” The reason Walken receives DVDs… Read More ›
I hate myself for this, but I think I’m right
I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday to ask a potential gallbladder problem which will require a blood test and ultrasound initially. It wasn’t in my normal surgery, but when I got there I had to wait for some time. There… Read More ›
Why Steve Wozniak Dismissed PCs…
In March 1976 Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak presented a circuit board design for a home PC at the now legendary ‘Homebrew Computer Club’ – a meeting of early personal computing pioneers. In attendance was a young Steve Jobs who –… Read More ›
Trump 2 .0
The video below is funny, clever, 100% on the nail and typical of JP. He just gets better and better…
When your home dies
My wife and I spent a day in Bournemouth and took in the town centre. Bournemouth is where we both grew up and it will always be home to us, even though we have lived away for 30 years. The… Read More ›
Moments…
I don’t notice much when I am wondering around, but my wife saw the way the sun was streaking over the sea today and mentioned it. Two seconds later I had captured it. Most of us are not photographers, but… Read More ›
Don’t bother reporting anything to eBay
The above eBay auction listing shows a fake Omega Seamaster 300- the reasons it is a fake are obvious to watch saddos like me, but it would be easy to be taken in if you are not a ‘saddo like… Read More ›
