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  1. Do Horology Hounds have Black Friday Antibodies?: An Unscientific Look at Resilience

    The mere mention of “Black Friday” will induce varying reactions across a broad spectrum. Some will seethe and wince, sweat trickling down their recently-dry brow with dread and apprehension of the upcoming shopping-induced mayhem; some may salivate in anticipation of deals and “epic” savings and even crossing names off their gift-lists before December even begins; and an even larger population may be just a bit confused about what the hell is going on in society. I fall into categories one and ...
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  2. Of eating, as in small fishy things

    Canned goods can harbor some of the best snacks, especially when considering fishy things. I remember warmly my Father opening up cans of sardine fillets in oil or tomato sauce. My Mother enjoyed the octopus in ink.

    I broke with tradition mainly because I like to eat more of a main meal and less of snack. Over the recent years though, I've gone back to fish in tins, but mostly anchovies. The reason for that is twofold. First, if I make a homemade pizza, it will have some anchovy ...
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  3. Of drinking, and then perhaps of eating

    Sometimes when we talk a lot about drinking, I think people tend to think us of alcoholics. Well, that may be the case, but in my case, I do enjoy the taste of certain alcohols.

    To give you an example, a while back a friend of mine introduced to gin martinis. Well, I was not a big fan of gin back then, but what he made started to taste wonderful to the palate!

    In order to perfect this, I started playing around with the two basic ingredients, gin and dry vermouth. After ...
  4. Adventures in the Watch Trade- What I learned In 11 Years of Selling Watches.-Part 3

    And here is the final part of this long and sprawling post.

    Here's what you may have missed if you're just joining us now;

    http://www.intlwatchleague.com/entry...Watches-Part-1

    http://www.intlwatchleague.com/entry...Watches-Part-2

    Right, now you're up to speed. Here's the rest of it.

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  5. Adventures in the Watch Trade- What I learned In 11 Years of Selling Watches.-Part 2

    This here is the second part of an article about what I learned during my years in the watch industry.

    For those of you just tuning in, here's a link to the first part;

    http://www.intlwatchleague.com/entry...Watches-Part-1

    Okay, where was I? Right.



    Sales Training


    I hate this crap. I’ve sat through a few of these over the years where some dude shows
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