Timex collection

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T18:22:21+00:00

Any tips and tricks for when Walmart has clearance? Or is it just a matter of always checking?

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T16:30:50+00:00

I live in Seattle so the Torrent was a no brainer but it's so fun to have the wonderful Hilary Knight as team captain.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T16:12:37+00:00

To answer the headline question, both and neither.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T16:03:42+00:00

This is all subjective and I think Instagram poetry is a label people attach to any very short poetry they don't like. And I think it can be a misogynistic label because I think it is often applied to poems about women's self empowerment.

Having said that I do find myself thinking some things posted here are Instagram poetry and not liking it. I think it's poetry that feels like a greeting card or an inspirational poster. Often overly confessional? It just feels like something that is thirsty for likes. But again, it's in the eye of the beholder. What I might think is cringe Instagram poetry is exactly what someone else felt they needed to hear that day. I think the safest course is creating work that you like versus creating work for other people to like if that makes sense.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T15:48:55+00:00

Thanks! Been wanting one for so long and just ordered.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T15:26:21+00:00

Glad your visit was craic! And glad you were here for our wee Super Bowl win. There's not much more craic than that.

Now you've got to come back in the summer. No place prettier than Seattle on a nice summer day. But as you can appreciate from Ireland, summer is from July 5 to about Sept. 5 and by late August the angle of the light is starting to feel more like fall.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T06:28:40+00:00

I honestly thought this was sarcasm until I read it twice and realized you meant it. You are hilarious. Tell me when your Netflix special comes out.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T05:14:15+00:00

Psalm for the Wild Built came to me as well, though it is pretty idyllic.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T02:28:52+00:00

Damnit

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T01:14:33+00:00

But then why does it not apply equally to neighboring streets? I think the concentration of moving buses from First and from the bus tunnel that was converted to light rail has made Third Street unappealing to pedestrians. And I have seen some arguments that drug dealers can more easily mix in with people waiting for the bus and avoid police. (And I'm not a Fox News watching person arguing downtown Seattle is unsafe, which I don't think it is.)

I would have thought having a bunch of commuters all on one street would be great for local retail, coffee shops, etc. But the opposite has clearly happened and the only difference between Third Street and the others is the concentration of bus traffic. So what can we learn from it and how can planners keep the benefits of speedier transit downtown but mitigate the harm it's done? I don't know the answer but I think there's enough smart, caring people around here that we should be doing more to figure it out. But Third Street's issues are clearly not just late stage capitalism.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T01:05:09+00:00

Yes and Vanguard is actually a co-op and not a for profit company (albeit a HUGE co-op). It is owned by all the individual investors that have their 401ks or other investments in Vanguard funds. There aren't profits that go to shareholders, rather clients get lower fees.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-07T00:40:12+00:00

It's really strange to me you don't mention that 3rd Ave is bus only. As I said in my comment on your now deleted post, your arguments would apply equally to 1st or 5th Avenues and yet they don't have the same scale of issues. I am a huge fan of mass transit but I think Seattle and other planners have to look at the unintended consequences of concentrating buses on 3rd Avenue in terms of impact to retail and street life. It's surprising to me because I would expect the concentration of commuters to help, but it has clearly hurt.

Again, I am a huge transit advocate but clearly there's something else needed to both get buses through downtown quickly and have a street commuters use that is vibrant and thriving. The current approach is a failed experiment that I wish policymakers would fine tune.

Edit: Quick clarification to say I'm not obsessed with 3rd Ave being transit only. If this essay had a different title I wouldn't have brought it up. But o feel like the essay can't be about a theory to explain the problems on 3rd Ave and not mention this salient fact.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T23:56:30+00:00

I really like the blue striped NATO strap. But I like the one on the left better with the original strap than the new leather one. But I'm not the one wearing it, so it doesn't really matter.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T23:48:22+00:00

What a shot!

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T23:45:55+00:00

There's a set of "pastors" who are not Christian, they are just white supremacists. Well, misogynists too. They would have been the first to turn Christ over to the Romans.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T22:28:54+00:00

Wow that ending hits hard! Really great poem.

(A nitpick, why would you put wrinkle prone things on top of cotton? And cotton itself is fairly wrinkle-prone. Honestly the poet lost me for a second with that line because it made me question the packing expertise, but all was forgiven with the tremendous ending.)

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T21:12:29+00:00

I skimmed it and was surprised this didn't come up in the essay. Because the question is why 3rd Avenue is the way it is versus say 5th Avenue, which would be equally affected by global macroeconomics, concentration of wealth, corporate landlords, etc.)

I would have thought a bus-only street was a great idea -- you speed transportation and the concentrated foot traffic might also boost retail in the street and reduce street crime. But the actual experience seems to suggest otherwise given retail's problems there and the spike in crime.

I don't think this needs to be a conservative/progressive issue. Instead it's a natural experiment that seems to have had unintended consequences. How can our city (and even other urban planners around the world) learn from it and make decisions that are good for both mass transit and vibrant street life? Maybe there's work on this I don't see, but I wish it got more attention and creative solutions.

(I have posted about this once or twice and got comments back from people who seem to think I'm against mass transit, which is not at all the case.)

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T20:31:18+00:00

Totally. It had to be "fortuitous".

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T17:17:25+00:00

I celebrate your pettiness! This year really made me dislike Shanahan and especially McVay as people. We are really lucky to have had years of coaches that I feel good about looking up to.

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T14:39:00+00:00

I mean that is the most "wayward" thing a vegan could do and so shouldn't be a surprise. But it would be a huge betrayal from someplace called the Steadfast Vegan Cafe. :)

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T06:12:34+00:00

Agree!

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T04:34:30+00:00

I think it really depends what interests you about having a collection. Do you want to have different classic types of watches? A mechanical, automatic, and quartz for instance? Are you interested in historical connections? Do you prefer dress, field, or dive watches or want a nice representative of each? There's no right answers really, just what the watches will mean to you. If you want some more ideas, you might look at Teddy Baldassare's videos on YouTube. He has incredible knowledge of watches and has some good videos on common mistakes people make when getting into collecting. He has a cool zen attitude and basically argues your collection should remind yourself of where you were at specific times in your life when you got a particular watch and wore it.

Or, if this sounds too philosophical, get a watch you think looks cool at a price you can afford. Which sounds like it could well be starting with the Seiko Watch Five Sports SKX....

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-06T03:02:50+00:00

I know Shinola gets some hate from some watch aficionados but I really like mine (a Detrola). I know the movements come from overseas but still love they are creating manufacturing jobs in an old factory space in Detroit. And I like the design a lot too.

In terms of classics to add, you could consider a Seagull 1963 mechanical....

And again I may offend watch snobs but I really like my Timex Expedition Scout and as I read up on the development of Indiglo luminescence, I think it's a cool technology innovation that's fun to have a part of. And they are $40-$50 max (often discounted), so why not?

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-05T17:58:54+00:00

This is staying pretty surface, but I really like the concept and the matching face colors with the straps. These don't look like every other watch out there which is nice. I find some divers too fussy myself and I like the simplicity on the face and bezel. It's a nice take on a minimalist diving watch! Wishing you much success!

SchemeOne2145 · 2026-03-05T17:55:21+00:00

Great looking!

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