Simple Living

Going to skip watch buying this year and stick to my set of 6 watches. Rolex 114270 Omega 2531.80 Zenith Cal 126 Casio A168 Casio G-Shock 5600 Apple Watch SE2 I’m fairly content with this collection.  Typically, I’m wearing the Apple Watch most days and sometimes swap to my A168 or G-Shock.  It’s surprising how versatile is the humble A168. Added a silicone case protector and screen cover.  The Apple Watch screen is unfortunately easy to scratch.   Update - 6/12/23 - 2 Watch Shuffle - Rolex and Apple I've been in the habit now of wearing the Apple Watch for most of the day to hit my 3 rings and for workouts then swapping for my Rolex in the evenings.  I'm missing the Rolex as it's the most comfortable watch in my collection.  In many ways my Rolex Explorer is the 'perfect' watch and I've grown to love it.   Especially as I get older, sometimes having a Rolex to glance down at makes me feel like I at least did something good in life.  Sometimes you need that pic

I scored on EBay a laptop for ~$250.  Picked up a Dell Precision 7530 Workstation running an 8th Gen Intel i5-8400H processor. Single word to describe the 7530 --> customizable.  This is a business model designed for easy configuration changes and replacement of components by professional IT staff. Overall, impressive machine.  Many go for more at least $350-500 depending on configuration and components.  I opted for mid-tier P2000 (higher end versions use the P3200 6GB GPU).  I also opted for the mid-tier i5 instead of i7.  So $250 is an acceptable price.  If you got a similar configuration with Windows OS then $275-300 would be reasonable. Update 7/24/23 - Selling the Dell It's too over-powered for what I need.  My older 4th and 6th Gen HP's are bottom spec machines but still serve me fine.  It was premature of me to buy a 3rd laptop and I'll wait a few more years before buying a new machine...but then again my old 4th gen HP might last me 11 more years! The 6th gen th

I had bought some items on Temu and had some credits from a refunded purchase so I decided to give one of their bluetooth headsets a try.  I settled on a pair of Voulao V8 headphones in black. For $16, its an excellent deal and in first few hours of use have worked perfectly.  Paired with my iPhone and I was able to control the volume buttons and so on.  The sound signature is on the softer side vs. the JBL 510's, but it feels more accurate representation and I'll keep trying them. They have Type C charging (same as JBL 510) and also permit use of a 3.5mm jack in event it runs out of power, but these are supposedly rated for 80 hours of battery life, which is impressive if true. I've fully charged them up and will evaluate if they live up to the hype. Review - 1 week I’ve had a chance to try the V8’s and they seem to clearly segment music especially in the mids and remind me of Grado SR80’s.  Bass is not as punchy like on the JBL 510BT. The only unpleasant sensation, it fee