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casio watch strap broke, replaced battery in another

Sat 2025 Nov 22

Something that happened on one of my Casio F-91W watches (I own two) is that the strap decided to break. In the way the F-91W is made, the strap is not attached with spring bars, but rather pressed-in pins with no springs involved. Technically, yes, you can remove the pins to attach another strap, but not without a small mount of destruction. Not on the lugs themselves, but within the lug holes the pins go through. If you have ever removed pins from an F-91W, you know what I'm talking about. An F-91W can have its pins removed only a handful of times before they become too loose to stay within the lug. After that, you have to use thin superglue applied used those super fine applicator tips just to keep an F-91W lug pin from falling out.

I've not replaced the strap and may not even bother. But I did replace the battery on another Casio that I've had for almost a decade if not slightly longer.

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navigation without drama
Wed 2025 Nov 19

To my amazement, I'm still using the Drive 53 I bought about a month ago. The reason for the amazement is that I own better models, with one of them being the 7" screen 76. I could use that right now if I wanted, but instead, I use the 5" 53 that has no traffic reporting, no Bluetooth, no Wi-Fi, no voice control, and I'm getting along with it quite well.

There are several reasons I really get along with the 53, but one sticks out in particular that I didn't expect.

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i don't know the price of a haircut
Sun 2025 Nov 16

Every time I shave my head, I still have a hard time fully realizing how much money I save every time I do it.

Given I legitimately did not know what the price of men's haircut was before I started writing this, I did some research and found out.

Let's start with answering this question: What is the price of a men's haircut?

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fighting with fonts
Thu 2025 Nov 13

Fonts are something I've been battling with for about 30 years. Maybe slightly longer.

Based on customer reviews I've read, some who buy the Garmin Drive 53 think it's too small as a 5" screen. I know it's not because I use it myself. Bear in mind I also own a DriveSmart 76 that has a 7" screen.

The perceived smallness of the 53 isn't because of physical size. It's the font.

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so i finally baked something
Tue 2025 Nov 11

The more I think about this, the more embarrassing it is, but it is one of those "better late than never" things.

For the first time ever in my life, I baked something.

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