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Now that’s a topic I could write tones about…
I have been a profligate reader for most of my life and continue enjoying the hobby to this day. The selection of what I read is eclectic in the widest possible sense of the word. There’s lots of non-fiction, paired with classics, modern literature, sci-if and fantasy, the occasional crime fiction and I try to add in a good selection from authors stemming from countries I am interested in.
Identifying a favorite is not easy but a book that would spring to mind spontaneously is No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe, or from my more recent reading Rachel Kushner’s Flamethrowers.
Let me see if I have some book themed shots around…
And some from the last two days 😊
You can see I am on holidays and don’t properly remind all the dust from the dials before making the snapshots 😂🤷🏻♂️
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February Wrist Scan is live! . . .
. . . let's share our favorite books and authors along with the watches we're wearing this weekend. Young No was an inveterate reader. A fair guess of the total would be in the low thousands of books, mainly historical and political topics with a smatteri...
Not so many years ago,
I was there, staring at the Seven Pillars, with my motorbike. I remember the cleanest and freshest air ever breath in my life. Although, I could not experience any change in my poor wisdom, I will never forget the experience. Great book Seven Pillars of W...
Ah, my ignorance…
In spite of having moved the book across countries and continents, have not yet managed to read it. So there are actual Seven Pillars?
On our way back from Wadi Rum (Jordan),
Here.... Sorry for the mess. It was several years ago. The trip story had been published in a French/Italian magazine. ...
Thanks for pointing this out!
I thought motorcycles were only allowed for the police in Jordan? Looking like a fabulous trip 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
We travelled from Spain to Jordan,
Through Italy, France, Greece, Turkey, and Syria. I can't stop feeling the deepest sadness for what happened in Syria and what is going on in the entire area. Syria and its people are always in my heart.
Lots of suffering in the region indeed…
Sounds like an epic trip. Love road tripping on the odd occasion when my family lets me off for the time required 😁 Still not easy with two small children 🤷🏻♂️ The last one was a year ago from the North of Germany to Turkey, taking the road less travelle...
Beautiful pictures and amazing trip.
Although they were big girls in 2010, I remember, as if it were yesterday, myself crying like a baby because I couldn't speak with them in many days. We were travelling the infinite roads of the southern coast of Turkey. Unxpectedly, the most difficult pa...
A RWD Mercedes CLS…
Not a fully optimal choice. Very comfortable and for the most part extremely well suited to the task but on several occasions completely useless in the wintry conditions (at one point 5 friendly gentlemen needed to help push me to get moving at a snowed i...
Nor were the Harleys in the midlle of the desert!
What a great trip and experience! We visited Istanbul and then headed to Ankara. From Ankara to Mersin and Adana. The mythic “Iskenderun”! We entered Syria from the Bab al-Hawa crossing, which is apparently still open, although the photos in Google show q...
Frankly, I'd rather meet you in Salzburg, but . . .
. . . Wadi Rum has its charms, no doubt!
No plans at present, but when my 'round-the-world trip to visit forum friends happens . . .
. . . there'll be at least one stop on the Continent. Probably Paris, but Salzburg is the most charming city of prior travels.
THE SHIPKILLER!
A bit puerile, perhaps, but I still like reading this book every once in a while. Great theme, Have a wonderful weekend everyone! ...
Currently …
Hi Art and friends ! I usually have several books “on the go” at the same time. Some are by my favourite authors and others simply because I enjoy the subject. Fleming being one of the greatest and this book is probably not one that you have picked up … T...
One of few books read in recent years is Mark Donohue's . . .
. . . The Unfair Advantage , more out of respect and admiration for him than current interest in racing. He was teen No's hero, and still is. 🏎️ ...
I have one too - you know these are quite rare volumes - given they stopped distribution after his death
and only decades later did my old pal & client Michael Bentley convince the family to allow him to republish it (devaluing our rare 1st editions? who knows) ...
People vividly remember when they first heard of JFK's assassination . . .
. . . and 9/11. Same goes for me hearing about Donohue's fatal crash in Austria. I was in a hotel room in Alaska . . . couldn't believe my idol was gone.
A sad moment for anyone that followed his career…
Luckily, I know some people that worked with Mark during his career.
One of the great unanswered questions of history . . .
. . . is whether Mark and Roger would've conquered F1 like every other discipline they mastered. 🤷♂️
Saw Mark at least five times, maybe six . . .
. . . and winning once. Riverside, '73 - I'm somewhere in the stands, taking in the race and the smog.
Half a century later, I can still . . .
. . . taste the smog that day. 😖 Btw, the title of the clip is in error - it was '73, not '72. And I saw Mark drive only five times; he wasn't an entry in the '71 Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. That race was won by A J Foyt driving a Mer...
Great choices of books and watches dear Captain!!
The Fleming book I ordered past year and is waiting for me in Miami. Will pick up it and read it in my next trip. Hagwe my dear friend ! Abel
My pleasure Captain! I’m eagerly waiting to…
… read it. I’m sure I will enjoy it!! Hagwe! Abel
Actually…
Have read the first, based on your recommendation and thoroughly enjoyed it. Time to give some of the locations a visit - did visit one since reading the book, namely Annecy in France and it has truly been a blast 👌🏻
You are the book influencer 😀
Ashamed to admit I rarely read a book but you caught my eye when you first mentioned vintage Fleming. I’ve had a quick scan but I am saving it for my fast approaching holiday. 🍻 ...
Thank you.
Do not usually wear a watch like that but sometimes you have to improvise. It is one of my favourite photos. 🍻
For the photog lovers....
Enjoy Your Time PS: Am a geek, so reference books ARE the type i love. And yes, i do RTFM ...
Oooooh.... Well then... where's your new topic post with pics?
Hurry up, chop chop 😎😍👍 Six more minutes and it'll chime.
ahhhh, we all know that feeling.
Wait, did you hear that, sounded like a delivery truck ...
They must be expensive to keep 🤔
Interestingly, my predictive text wanted to add “alive” at the end of that sentence 🤷🏼♂️
You knew . . .
. . . this was coming. And if they tour next year too, the UPS guy will be outa luck again.
Wow! Big Congrats my friend!!
Look forward to your post and review when it reaches your wrist!! Enjoy it so much dear Captain!! Abel
Hello dear Art! Great Theme you choose for this new edition of WS!
Regret I will be able to answer tomorrow as I’m without WiFi service since three days ago and the provider service promised to visit on Saturday to fix the problem. 4G doesn’t allow me to post pictures now. Only text… I hope. Anyway… I remember viewing th...
The Omega GMT is a recent arrival . . .
. . . and from the collection of a long-term member of our community, Timerider. We met up for sushi earlier today. The PG was on his wrist, Great White on mine. Re Lawrence: my paternal Grandfather saw him in 1917 walking with General Allenby. Dad said h...
Dad took his Dad to see . . .
. . . Lawrence of Arabia when it premiered in '62. That's when he learned his father had been a witness to history; it was a surreal moment for Dad. ✍🏼
Wow!! I can well imagine!! A sublime instant upon the revelation!!
A marvelous moment I feel! Thank you for sharing my dear Art!
Wow Art! That’s a great story and a historical picture!
And big congrats on this new piece for your collection. Enjoy it so much my dear friend. No internet yet at home. Eagerly waiting for the service visit since 8 AM here! Will return later with my post. Abel
My first post on this forum was in November '04 . . .
. . . and shortly thereafter I replied to a thread asking for GMT suggestions. My candidate then was Great White. Now, almost twenty years later, it's on my wrist. As they say, all good things come to he who waits. ;-)
Absolutely agree dear Art! All good things come to he who waits!!
This watch was destined for crossing its path with you!! Keep enjoying it so much!! Cheers!! Abel
Now that’s a topic I could write tones about…
I have been a profligate reader for most of my life and continue enjoying the hobby to this day. The selection of what I read is eclectic in the widest possible sense of the word. There’s lots of non-fiction, paired with classics, modern literature, sci-i...
Great watches and book themed shots dear friend KM! All lovely, but I specially love the UG White Shadow and the Minerva. Fantastic timepieces!
Have a nice weekend and enjoy your holidays my dear friend. Abel
It’s been missing for almost a year and a half…
But glad to have discovered it while unpacking one of the boxes recently 😁
So, time to read the Seven Pillars of Wisdom, then?
I have had the book lying around for decades but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Been practicing Umberto Eco’s concept of the anti-library relatively well, keeping almost as many ‘yet to be read’ books around as read ones 😁 Btw. the last books I finished...
I also proactise Eco´s concept. I keep buying books and receiving them as gifts. I need to spare time to read them while needing time to re- read some I liked so much or those I need...
... to read to learn facts regarding my hobbies. So unread books accumulate and I dream when I will have lots of time in my retirement. Let´s see what the future allows!! So many plans in my mind... Best, Abel
I am sure there are many books you will still read 😊👍🏻
As you said, your approaching retirement might provide you with the necessary spare time 🤞🏻
Reality gap :)
Hi All The gap between what we'd like to read and the reality, like starting with Ulysses & giving up within 50 pages. If I'm honest kinda made my head hurt - far too deep & literary for me! So what I think I understand & don't! The reality Finally - just...
Good photos of your watches and books …
I especially like the second and third photos. Best regards Captain
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