Back in the G-Shock World

After flirting with vintage G-Shock watches and learning about resin rot, I cashed out, making about a $30 profit on a $1 watch + battery, and forgot about them for a while.

When Casio added a step tracker to some of their watches, I decided to dip a toe (or rather, a wrist) back in the G-Shock waters.

I’ve had an Apple Watch, a Fitbit watch, and even a Pebble watch (some people still remember them), and the most useful thing to me was the pedometer.

There are only a few G-Shocks with a step tracker. I chose the budget-minded GBD800 ($100) – part of the G-SQUAD exercise-oriented line. It has the usual suite of timer and alarm settings, but no ABC (altimeter, barometer, compass) functions. To get those with a pedometer, you have to step up to the GGB100 Mudmaster, which costs almost four times more.

Casio G-Shock GBD800-UC3. Source: TCM.

Updike Farmstead in Winter

It’s cold out and there’s been snow on the ground for two weeks so it was a short visit to the Updike Farmstead, part of the Princeton Battlefield/Stony Brook Settlement Historic District and headquarters of the Princeton Historical Society.

Corn crib at Updike Farmstead. Source: TCM
Source: TCM
Back of farmhouse. Source: TCM

Mardi Gras House Floats

New Orleans Mardi Gras parades have been cancelled because of COVID, so people are decorating their houses as floats instead:

‘Float houses’ are popping up all over New Orleans for Mardi Gras 2021: Now with 250 photos!

How the Mardi Gras float house phenomenon began and how it’s spreading beyond New Orleans

Featured image source: Reuters/Kathleen Flynn