Reader "Jude" posted a link to a GORGEOUS wristwatch, so I took the liberty of using it as the banner photograph for this page. This beauty makes a supermodel look . . . . well, not as super as before, in my humble opinion. Analogue watch dials are facsimiles of sundials, and like car dashboard instruments, they're nearly instantly understandable at a glance. Digital readouts function, but....
Here's an old(er) post on meditation, for background, from early March, 2018.
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Jude
17/12/2020 12:10:51
Great idea, Patrick, and thank you for the honour of having my Portugieser picture put up there!
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Patrick
17/12/2020 12:14:42
The back window view of the movement is coming next. It makes the dial almost look ugly! Congratulations that you WEAR IT.
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Jude
17/12/2020 13:09:09
Thanks Patrick 🙏🏻 I do feel honoured 😊 If I ever get tired of wearing it and find nobody in my family who really appreciates it, I will put it up for sale on your website! Why not give priority to us queer folks struggling with the concept that time is NOT linear... And now look at us bunch of watch aficionados, ha ha 😂
Hotchip
17/12/2020 15:38:07
It’s gorgeous! So glad to see your watch’s hands, face. Just gorgeous.
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Candy
21/12/2020 01:53:30
@Jude
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Scott2
17/12/2020 13:41:21
So will there be any big surprises tomorrow like trump invoking that executive order or invoking the insurrection act. Or should I just shut my mouth and wait for tomorrow to come.🤐
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Patrick
17/12/2020 14:03:56
Wait and not for a specific day.
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Scott2
17/12/2020 14:48:56
@Patrick it's just agonizing waiting.
Steve
17/12/2020 17:24:51
I must say, I'm a bit surprised that there has not been any significant unrest in the red states with Trump supporters being pissed off at how things have gone, and not rioting etc, quite a pleasant surprise actually. I had " assumed" there could have been some near civil war type behaviour going on..... 😁
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Patrick
17/12/2020 17:36:22
No such thing as a Red state or a Blue state, that doesn't exist. To believe in this fantasy means the voice of the minority doesn't count and is never considered, where the political majority squashes the minority at every turn.
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Scott R
17/12/2020 17:47:26
Well, we know it wont be on the 18th....https://www.theepochtimes.com/dni-report-on-foreign-threats-to-election-could-come-in-january_3622714.html?utm_source=parler
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Lorri
17/12/2020 18:23:40
Pity those of us who live in Georgia right now.
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Scott2
17/12/2020 20:16:49
@lorri yeah between covid and the election I think a lot of people are getting worn out. On a more positive note how are you doing with your health issues.
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Lorri
17/12/2020 20:40:16
Doing great except for the hot flashes. I expect they will diminish as my body gets used to only having one ovary.
Scott2
17/12/2020 22:06:52
@lorri somehow I suspect you've always been hot but just not in flashes🤪. Though your 62 right so unless it would be detrimental for your health why wouldn't they remove both your ovaries.
Lorri
17/12/2020 22:26:34
@Scott2 - Removing both ovaries is detrimental to a woman's health. Hormones impact all your body systems. There was nothing wrong with the right ovary - my oncologist said leaving it would help protect my heart.
Santanu Acharya
17/12/2020 21:05:41
There has been a "massive data hack" and CNN says "Russians are involved".
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Candy
21/12/2020 02:01:58
Me too Santanu, me too. Fingers double crossed and my toes😂
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Stephen
17/12/2020 21:30:57
Who needs a wrist watch when time is shown on your phone, computer, etc? Wearers of wrist watches, mechanical ones even, are definitely over-represented on Patrick's website.
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Scott2
17/12/2020 22:10:52
@Stephen I've never worn a watch though some are beautiful and as far as cars go aside from car shows where you can check out old beauties one movie that also has beautiful cars in it is gone in 60 seconds.
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TV
18/12/2020 00:39:03
@Stephen:
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Patrick
18/12/2020 09:49:28
@ TV: I believe Stephen was being QUITE sarcastic, since he said he wears a (very high quality) mechanical watch and about using the screen on a smartphone to tell time? Very common but not so convenient, and the wrist models which tell time, give internet access and take & make phone calls Dick Tracy style are becoming more popular as a result.
TV
18/12/2020 12:50:19
@Patrick:
Artie Fuffkin.
18/12/2020 02:50:27
How are the Trump loyalists holding up, still a glimmer of hope 🤔🤔🤔
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Kim Butler
18/12/2020 05:17:36
Artie , Yes a big fat singing lady glimmer of hope . But like Scott2 says The waiting is agonizing ! I can’t imagine what it could be that majorly turns the tide for Trump ? It has to be something so massive and unarguable everyone can see it . I thought that Texas thing of suing the other states was brilliant but it fizzled . I keep counting the days waiting for December 23rd , TC said something big will happen right around then . I distract myself by trying to decide if I’m going to put raspberries or strawberries in my champagne glass on Election Day .
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Kim Butler
18/12/2020 05:25:05
I meant Inauguration Day champagne , not Election Day . Jesus that election night is not something I’d ever want to relive
alex campbell
18/12/2020 06:18:09
I've been working in Malta a lot this year, expanding my horizons and enjoying the abundant sunshine. Long may this beautiful country remain independent.
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Linda
18/12/2020 10:45:31
But will it remain corrupt?
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ET
18/12/2020 09:59:13
Good short read this -
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Susan Shand
18/12/2020 16:09:36
Time for you all to disconnect with all Political stuff and work on yourselves, go inward to seek the answers that you seek.
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Steve
18/12/2020 17:43:17
Good Suggestion Susan, I would normally have no trouble disconnecting from the political stuff, but , having a bit of trouble with this particular Trump Saga, i personally think it's done and dusted, hes gone, it's over, but it still intrigues me somewhat 😁😁
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Hotchip
18/12/2020 19:22:14
The political stuff has shown to me a lot more of me internally.
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Patrick
19/12/2020 09:46:15
Yes, it is..... this model was created for Portuguese merchants who wanted a larger, easier to see dial like a pocket watch. Wrist watches had become more popular over the twenty or so years up to that point, (1930s I think) but obviously were too large for the wrist, no matter how they were strapped on. International Watch of Schaffhausen, ("production houses") Switzerland, located north of Zürich on the Rhine River, within a small protrusion of Swiss territory surrounded by Germany, agreed to make an intermediate sized model, larger than any wristwatch of the day. It got nicknamed in German "Der Portugieser" and the more recent glass on the back was added for obvious reasons. It looks a lot more like a pocket watch movement than the typical wristwatch, and is a classic design style from the 19th century, wound by hand with a small seconds hand.
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Jude
19/12/2020 15:05:10
@ Hotchip: Thank you, glad you appreciate it!
Scott2
18/12/2020 21:40:52
Hi Patrick is Austin powers close to making his debut yet.
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Patrick
19/12/2020 09:12:59
Austin Powers arrived on December 1st. I am officially no longer a:
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Linda
19/12/2020 10:32:22
Congratulations, on the birth of your grandson, Patrick. Austin Michael is a great name.
Lorri
19/12/2020 14:54:07
Well, I thought he was supposed to be here, but you didn't say anything!
Scott R
19/12/2020 17:44:15
Austin Michael?? That sounds really good, actually...Congrats, Pat.
Saint Irene
19/12/2020 18:39:30
Congratulations, Grandpa Patrick! What a wonderful blessing for you and your family! (Don't worry, the "feeling old" part will wear off soon enough--one has to stay in great shape to chase a toddler tearing through the house!)
Magic Mike
20/12/2020 02:54:21
Congratulations to you and your family Patrick. I’m sure TC are also as excited to see. 🙏
Alban
21/12/2020 08:45:26
Congrats GrandPa, and the Name say's the Futur is bright and awesome 👊👊👊
Steve
18/12/2020 23:28:06
@Scott, this comment has me intrigued somewhat an appearance by Spock, Data or Jean Luc I could relate, but Austin Powers 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
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Scott2
19/12/2020 06:00:19
@Steve lol Patrick's nickname for his new grandson I'm not sure if he's born yet or not. But Andrew and his wife decided to call him Austin .
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Patrick
19/12/2020 09:13:51
Austin Michael!
Scott2
19/12/2020 09:57:48
@Patrick oh I don't remember the Michael part. Austin Micheal de haan sounds good.
nameCandy
20/12/2020 22:45:18
@Patrick
Susan Shand
19/12/2020 15:02:45
Congrats old man ;-) Cute name, I like the Michael part. Full house here with my older son with his Norwegian girlfriend and my younger son. I hope no Grandchildren for a few years though. I mean who really wants to be the older generation of the family LOL I certainly don't and especially with having no siblings that are around the same age as me (real bummer) I'm sure you will absolutely love your wee Grandson :-)
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Lorri
19/12/2020 17:51:00
Come on, Susan!
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Susan Shand
19/12/2020 19:31:42
@Lorri... I was joking ;-) Yes, Grandchildren are beautiful blessings, but I'm not going to be called Grandma LOL. They can call me (Susie) when I get them, if I get them ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) I'm only 53 ;-) ;-)
Candy
20/12/2020 22:53:43
@Susan Shand
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Pierluigi
19/12/2020 17:16:42
Congratulation for your new Grandson, Patrick ;)
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Kim Butler
19/12/2020 17:26:09
Yes Patrick congratulations on your new baby boy grandson !
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Steve
19/12/2020 18:01:42
Congrats Pat, in about a year or so when the little fella realises we all need a title as a reference point, you will need to pick one. Grand pa, pa, pops, poppy, grand dad, etc. Do you have a favorite yet ?🤔🤔🤔
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Scott2
19/12/2020 22:11:50
@Steve I might add old fart but that's only because the border is closed so Patrick can't shoot me🤫.
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Patrick
20/12/2020 09:32:20
Well.......I cannot say I'm a fresh, young fart, can I?
Scott2
20/12/2020 13:02:36
@Patrick lmao you can call yourself whatever you want Patrick age is just a number or a state of mind. At least until you fall down than your body weighs in.
Ohwell
19/12/2020 18:12:50
Congratulations of becoming grandfather, Patrick!
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Jude
20/12/2020 10:58:13
Hello everyone, just come across this YT channel with very interesting info, very much along the same lines as TEC and Patrick have been sharing with us.
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Kees
20/12/2020 20:57:30
Just watched it, including the recent ones from this youtube channel.
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TV
20/12/2020 11:05:51
Congrats Patrick!
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Patrick
20/12/2020 13:44:56
Quick...somebody change your name! Family names with a double "A" are special, therefore I am already excluded. Somebody step up & forward . . .
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Scott2
20/12/2020 14:06:26
@Patrick lol like hell your excluded your definitely special enough. I got two dad's in my last name but there not together
Scott2
20/12/2020 15:52:17
@scott2 dam auto correct I meant I got 2 a's. 🙄
TV
20/12/2020 18:35:12
Hmmm..
Candy
20/12/2020 23:12:21
Holy moly TV, I had no idea a name could be so rare in this day and age with so may people on earth. I learned something new today😉
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TV
21/12/2020 13:15:28
@Candy:
Scott2
20/12/2020 19:15:58
@tv aside from carrying your name you should also want to be a positive father and role model to the child. That way you will feel better when your time comes that the child will embody more of what's good about yourself.
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TV
20/12/2020 22:42:02
@Scott2: As if that wouldn't have crossed my mind. My only remaining "child" is much older than you, about 50% older. Cheers...
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Candy
21/12/2020 21:24:19
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