timex camper - true american classic

the timex camper is an iconic american watch. stylish, rugged and well priced. for me it makes the perfect field watch. after years of buying and losing $80+ watches intended for solely for dirty / rugged use I got fed up and sprang for a timex camper (see below - three years going and still ticking). at $20 a pop you can't go wrong. light as a feather and built like a tank the camper is the perfect outdoor watch. see the link below for the original gearpatrol.com article. i suggest you pick one up for yourself.

timex camper - gearpatrol.com

my personal camper

legendary eberhardt faber blackwing 602

for those of you who don't know the blackwing 602 is regarded as one of the finest pencils ever made. discontinued in 1998 the pencil has since developed a legendary status and a cult following. evidence of which can be seen on ebay where single pencils are going for $35 and boxes of 12 going from anywhere from $250 to $300.

alas!there is hope on the horizon! US pencil manufacturer california cedar, who already makes a great line of fine writing instruments, will be reproducing a true-to-the-original blackwing 602. details are few and far between right now but several pre-production mockups (see above, bottom pencil) have been sent to a select group. visit the fine sites below for additional information and reviews.

pencil revolution

orange crate art

boing boing

the blackwing pages

stride megamystery

14 pieces of sugarless glory. this is by far and away the best gum currently on the market. i would peg the flavor somewhere between tutti-frutti and long island iced tea. if you have not yet tried it i suggest you do.

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

herschel supply co. brand

clean, simple, functional. a great backpack for everyday use. i choose the "pop quiz" model for the front organizer and padded laptop case. backpacks and duffels, take a look, though the candy stripe takes a bit to get use to without it they would be perfect.

a great combo. victorinox chrono classic paired with a corvus james bond nato strap. i love it

today is old timers day at yankee stadium and with the passing of Bob Sheppard and George Steinbrenner it is even more special. this is why the yankees are the greatest sports franchise in the world, not because of pennants, not because of world series, but because they are a 100% class act.

nothing says 1980's like a flying delorean

get a load of that side boob. damn, doesn't get any better.

NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF ALL INVENTION...AND GETTING WASTED ON COLD ALCOHOL IS DECIDEDLY A NECESSITY.