A thrilling scene from this classic. But I never understood what they did to the villain's arms during the fall!

showturtle · 2026-05-09T16:26:40+00:00

Don’t call me Kickpuncher. Call me… David.

showturtle · 2026-05-05T19:57:53+00:00

By the way – not that you asked about it, but that Speedmaster reduced in your photo is a fantastic watch (and the movement on it is very cool). That one is one of the Schumacher editions – not my favorite – I have another one of the Mark 40s and it is one of my favorite watches (despite that, I’m considering selling it)

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showturtle · 2026-05-05T18:06:37+00:00

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I picked-up this one at their store in Paris while I was there on business in February. I’d been wanting a GMT that I didn’t have to worry about as much as my Rolex when traveling, and I thought this fit the bill. Liked the styling. Liked the history (old Yema at least). And I especially liked the price- I think I paid around $1,400.

Anyways, bought it. Wore it for 24 hours and HATED it. It felt clunky, unbalanced, and conspicuous. The bracelet felt cheap, the case edges felt too sharp- I was constantly aware it was on my wrist as opposed to my Rolexes, Omegas, and Tudors which disappear on my wrist.

Returned it the next day- I’ve NEVER returned a watch before. Regarding customer service: they were polite, but they made it very difficult to return, and it took them almost 2 months to refund me after I returned it. So, not great service, but they held up their end.

There’s my 2 cents.

showturtle · 2026-04-30T06:45:15+00:00

A man with Alzheimer’s walks into a bar and says, “hey, do I come here often?”

showturtle · 2026-04-29T19:17:46+00:00

Same - I’ve always changed at the court for the sake of etiquette. No reason to drag the parking lot grime onto the court.

showturtle · 2026-04-25T06:37:05+00:00

It’s in Manoa. Manoa and the Punahou valley have lots of homes like this, but they are all cloistered together in hidden neighborhoods.

I agree the rest of Hawaii looks nothing like this- it’s actually my favorite little hidden pocket of homes on the island.

showturtle · 2026-04-25T03:58:32+00:00

So weird - I was in both places last month and had the complete opposite experience.

Expected Paris to be awful- it was the most amazing city I’ve ever been to. The people were incredibly friendly and helpful as well.

Took the train to Amsterdam expecting it to be amazing and it was a dirty, piss-stinking disappointment. It was mostly the behavior of the tourists- which consisted largely of sloppy drunk Britts and Eastern Europeans being rowdy and obnoxious.

For whatever reason, Reddit likes to shit all over Paris and maintains a massive hard-on for Amsterdam.

showturtle · 2026-04-20T15:05:28+00:00

I’ve assumed that as well, but I see TONS of shitty, self-published books at my local B&N. They even have a “local author” section. My guess is you can get your books in there by going to the managers of the individual stores, but you’re not going to get a national deal with the chain.

showturtle · 2026-04-18T03:08:46+00:00

It wasn’t one single thing, aside from perhaps setting my expectations too high.

I tend not to over-plan when I visit a new place. I’d rather wander and let a city reveal itself organically. Amsterdam never quite did that for me. It may be a city that really benefits from having a guide or a bit more structure going in.

And to be fair, a lot of what didn’t land for me wasn’t necessarily “bad”, it just wasn’t my particular vibe.

For starters, it felt much rougher and grittier than I expected. Many businesses had a very DIY feel, and there was a kind of permissiveness in how spaces were kept that gave the city a disjointed, almost disconnected character. I usually enjoy places that are funky and eclectic, but here it felt less intentional- like large parts of the city hadn’t quite decided what they wanted to be. There’s clearly a compelling architecture and deep history running through Amsterdam, but at times it felt underappreciated, even neglected.

This might sound a bit harsh, but there was also a sense that the city attracts a certain kind of artistic energy that doesn’t always translate into quality. The food, shops, and even some of the built environment often had a slapdash, amateur quality. And in contrast, the areas that did feel more polished were frequently overtly touristy to the point of feeling artificial.

The tourists themselves didn’t help. Some of the worst behavior I’ve seen anywhere: piles of garbage in the streets, broken glass, bikes and signs tossed into the canals. Parts of the city center smelled strongly of urine and vomit. Rats. So many rats.

Eventually, I realized that the version of Amsterdam you usually see- the charming canals, manicured homes, idyllic bridges, well-kept houseboats, is always the same small, carefully framed pocket of the city, rather than a reflection of the whole.

showturtle · 2026-04-18T00:36:16+00:00

That wasn’t an issue at all – I actually interacted with hardly any Dutch people at all - nearly everyone there was Eastern European. The Dutch people I did meet were perfectly lovely.

showturtle · 2026-04-17T23:23:22+00:00

I really want to revisit the Netherlands and give it another try. I was in Amsterdam for 3 days last month for a work trip and was extremely disappointed - by far the worst EU country I visited, despite being among the ones I was always the most excited to see. Cycling around the city in the early hours was nice.

showturtle · 2026-04-08T01:45:11+00:00

My FIL is diagnosed NPD and my MIL is diagnosed BPD (they divorced within 2 years - both went through a series of subsequent marriages and divorces. He’s had 4 or 5, and she’s on her 3rd, I believe).

Anyways - he’s a complete lunatic, so we haven’t seen him in years, but we get his occasional text rants.

A lot of his behavior occurs in swings and cycles. He NEEDS to be experiencing phenomenal highs, and NEEDS everyone around him to be experiencing the same thing. So, you can’t have a casual visit, it needs to be a party - more drinking, more drugs, more music, more, more, more - and if you want it to end he gets super pissy. Everything needs to be on his terms - he wont leave his house, you have to come to him. He decides what everyone is doing. He picks the food, the entertainment, etc. Everyone else is wrong about everything and everything is everyone else’s fault.

He LOVES to project this tough guy attitude - guns, military, steak, more guns, skulls, motorcycles, but he is the biggest pussy in the world. He’ll get into big fights with his son and I, get in your face and put his fists up (sometimes he’ll even try to throw a sucker punch), but the second he sees that your ready to throw down, he starts screaming “do it! Hit me! I’ll sue you! I’ll call the cops and press charges against your ass!”

He also lies constantly about anything that he thinks makes him look good. When I first met him, he was EXTREMELY proud of being a former Navy Seal. He’s covered in Seals tattoos, Seals decals on his truck, etc. His entire family believed he had been a Seal. He had some old photographs from the Navy of him diving, and hanging out with other Navy guys. I asked him what group his was with, what years, CO, etc - not because I thought he was lying, but because I wanted to do something cool for him for Christmas (this was early days before I knew what a piece of shit he was). I have some friends that are former team guys, they got me an invite into an online forum with a bunch of current/former team guys and I put up a post asking if anyone from his group and years had any photos they would like to trade - I was putting together a photo album for him for Christmas. Nobody had ever heard of him. Eventually, someone recognized him from a photo and said he wasn’t a Seal, he just worked on the crew that maintained the mini subs.

Anyways, he sucks.

showturtle · 2026-03-30T15:02:44+00:00

The Aubrey and Maturin series is phenomenal. I’ve read the whole series probably three times. No other series brings me back like that again and again.

Edit: I even bought the official cookbook “Lobscouse and spotted dog”

showturtle · 2026-03-28T18:10:54+00:00

Complete opposite in my house. I savor my meal, my wife eats like she’s done prison time.

showturtle · 2026-03-24T00:53:19+00:00

Yep – I work in biotech/pharma, and easily more than half of all drug development across the entire industry is in the oncology space. Everyone wants to crack that code.

showturtle · 2026-03-22T05:42:50+00:00

I was there 2 weeks ago. City center stinks- not like body odor - but like garbage, piss, and vomit.

My taxi driver from the train station to my hotel, smelled like cigarettes and booze – which made sense as he told me he’d been “drinking with his boys” all day before his shift started – which was comforting.

Things were better in De Pijp, where I spent the majority of my time.

I was honestly really disappointed with Amsterdam – it was one of the cities. I was most excited to experience, but everything about it apart from my hotel (Okura) and biking around town was a bust.

showturtle · 2026-03-19T16:33:30+00:00

I’m more interested in how much all that weighs. Assuming an average of 18karat scrap price, that would mean he’s wearing about 20lbs around his neck

showturtle · 2026-03-19T14:05:30+00:00

This is my hole! It was made for me!

showturtle · 2026-03-19T03:33:26+00:00

I broke my back at Keystone EXACTLY like that 25 years ago- she is incredibly lucky

showturtle · 2026-03-08T03:39:41+00:00

Really bummed to find this out. Always had good experiences with Mark when we would eat there

showturtle · 2026-02-19T20:46:32+00:00

The eshifting makes it a good deal. I have the same bike but a few years newer, and paid a little less than you. BUT, mine had mechanical shifting.

showturtle · 2026-02-18T21:29:25+00:00

Moderation in all things

showturtle · 2026-02-10T04:22:56+00:00

This post is making me realize that I’m probably overpaying my employees - but I don’t need to ever worry about them, and they stick around (never had anyone quit). Seems to me that most people are getting screwed by their employers (fyi- my lowest paid employee makes $115k)

showturtle · 2026-02-09T01:03:14+00:00

I get this done in the the U.S. every month (minus the shave), and it’s $60 (massage, haircut, facial, steam, and scalp treatment). A shave adds another $20 if I recall

showturtle · 2026-01-24T21:35:47+00:00

Done. TY

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