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MP3 player - I'm not sure, but I think it's an athlete who has an unusually high degree of understanding of his fellow player's situations.

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I have several dozen mechanical watches, both pocket and wrist. I have an Elgin from the early 1900's that I dearly love. However, working around MRI units in 3 states, I end up having to wear a digital Timex!

 

I also have a really heavy-duty Worksman bicycle, about as far from the racing-style bicycles as one can get. Big, wide oversized seat. Kevlar tires with full fenders. Wheels with spokes twice the strength of ordinary bicycles. I do have a 3-speed on it with an ultra-low low, but just because I ain't young anymore. Ordered it to spec and can recommend their American-made machines to anyone. They build to order in a wide spectrum of colors and won't let you down. Just don't plan to outrun anything on these--they aren't called the Hummer of bicycles for nothing!

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