rain

I have been unable to find material for sale to drive on

with my watchmaking experiments.

Watch movements, dial, and cases are sold out

at my normal suppliers. It appears as if i may have to 

put my watch building on hold until supplies

become available again?

Since i cannot obtain supplies I am testing a new watch
supplier from China by ordering a homage Marina Militare
variety I had never seen available before an MM194:

An interesting thing about this self winding, mechanical movement copy of 
a Panerai watch is the power reserve gauge indicating how
many hours of operation there is left in the mainspring.

Rain again this week in the high desert.

We here are the Freemen in the novel Dune

water is special to us while others waste it.

I've heard the theory that no matter how hard we try not to:
we all eventually,wind up looking
like old lesbians----
There is much truth in that.........

The elites that run the stock market suddenly discovered 
this week that our economy
is shit, and dropped 200 points.

I've just ordered a pair of Julbo Vermont Mountain sunglasses.
They were the closest thing i could find to the mondo cool
glasses Morgan Freeman wore in Obvilion....
Had to, just had to. Couldn't help myself.

Currently reading "Too Much Magic" by James Howard Kunstler.
People either enjoy Kunstler and his scathing commentary on
our current society, or they hate him for his honesty.
Me? I can't get enough of his writing. 

kunstler.com

"Keep your eyes open to your mercies.
The man who forgets to be thankful
has fallen asleep in life."
Robert Louis Stevenson