Water Damage

It had been raining hard for the past few days and I found some water damage in a house I visited earlier today.

At this time there is no rain in the forecast.

Victorinox Huntsman Year of the Horse

I’ve just received Victorinox Hunstman Year of the Horse today. Yes, I paid for it because I’m just a fan of finely crafted tools. I have collected numbers of “Swiss Army Knives” over the years. When I saw this on Victorinox site, I ordered it immediately. Soon after I completed my order, I noticed that the item was sold out.

Victorinox Huntsman Year of the Horse – Sold Out

I love the design and craftsmanship of the packaging itself. It is a collector’s delight.

Victorinox Huntsman Year of the Horse

Note: As I mentioned above, I paid for this product.

Rain and Fire

Day three of 2026, Mayor McCheese has been captured…

Oh wait, what?

Carrot Weather has captured Mayor McCheese

Anyway, it’s been raining quite a bit where I’m at. Now I’m enjoying the warmth of the fireplace.

We had quite nice lunch during the rain at a local eatery. One more day before we officially going back to work. Well, I had been spending time at the office for the first two days of the year, but the office was officially closed.

Sunday, is just a few hours away.

Spot the Bot, Spot the Slop.

I’m seeing more and more Slop on Amazon.com. This particular one product has three reviews and two of them are definitely astroturfed or posted by bots.

Astroturfing for product at Amazon.com

This is the not so normal norm now.

P.S. Spot the Polydactyl.

2026?

It is 2026 already?

37prime went online sometimes in 2006. This means we are entering 20th anniversary of random thought droppings.

This site was originally a publicly-accessible personal bookmark. It still is. The main difference is that those who contributed to this site have either moved on or perfecting the art of procrastination. Maybe one day this year they would be able to overcome the urge to slack and write more for this site. One can only dream.

Here’s to the next 365 days, including today, may 2026 be better than its predecessor.

The 37prime classic graphic, created using an iPhone, lights, glass panel, and DSLR Camera.

Atoms: Water-Repellent Model 000 Shoes

Three pairs of Atoms Water-Repellent Model 000 shoes arrived before Christmas, and I finally got the chance to open the packages.

  • Clove Green
  • Mulberry Red
  • Retro Blue

The Clove Green pair look just like that Model 001, except better. I like Model 000 better than its successor.

It had been raining around Christmas Day, but I haven’t had a chance to wear any of these Water-Repellent shoes. The “good news” is that it would be raining again around New Year’s Day. At least that’s what the weather forecast said. I’ll be wearing one of these pairs then and see how “Water-Repellent” these shoes are.


In no way this post is sponsored by Atoms. I paid for all these three pairs of shoes in full price.

Why?

That’s because I love these shoes, and Atoms has been my primary brand of shoes since 2019.

I have purchased a few pairs of Model 001 and worn them extensively; in the end I prefer Model 000 better.

Model 000 has the simplicity of design language that I love. Model 001 deviates a bit from this design. Then there’s the other model that totally doesn’t speak the same design language, and should have not been called as Atoms shoes.