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watching wrestling from over 40 years ago

Sun 2025 Jul 13

I've been watching some really old wrestling shows from the early '80s recently. One featured the wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka from a broadcast in 1983. He was 40 at the time.

1983 is pre-HULKAMANIA that didn't truly begin until '84, but what's more interesting to me is why anybody even watched this stuff to begin with.

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a watch with nylon strap is better for summer
Thu 2025 Jul 10

The watch I currently wear, a Casio W735HB (no longer in production but you can look for one if you like), has what I consider to be the best strap material, nylon. But not just any nylon, as it has the thicker, better stuff.

During summer, PUR (polyurethane resin) straps, leather straps and metal bracelets stick when you sweat, and flimsy nylon wears out too easily.

Better nylon is far and away the best thing for a summer watch, as it does NOT stick when you sweat and breathes well. And wow, is it a tall order to find a watch with nylon strap that isn't terrible. But I found a few.

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this is what happens when you cut sugar out of your diet
Tue 2025 Jul 8

At the beginning of this year, I was eating like crap. And yes, I had put on some weight.

Last month, I cleaned up my diet big time.

At the beginning of this month, I was almost at my target BMI.

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how to get a sense of direction from a navigation system
Thu 2025 Jul 3

The main reason nobody ever learns the lay of the land from a navigation system is because the map is facing "the wrong way".

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generation x is the fattest of them all
Tue 2025 Jul 1

Curiosity got the best of me, and I wanted to know which age group has the biggest problem putting down the fork. To no surprise, it's the age group I'm in...

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