There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
If you carry something that you haven't used in a month, leave it at home, it's just "stuff." What you should carry every day differs by person, and can change as your life changes. You may have no need for knives or pliers in your daily life, so why carry them around?
I draw and write daily. On paper. With a pencil. It's what I like to do while waiting for appointments, on break at work, waiting for friends, etc. So, a pencil and notebook are EDC items for me. Someone who uses their cell phone for all their note-taking needs, and who has no interest in drawing doesn't need a pencil, pen, or notebook in their EDC. It would be a waste of space.
Granted, if you only carry your smart phone, and I have a pencil, I can gouge out zombies' eyes when the Apocalypse arrives. You'll have to bash their skulls repeatedly with your phone. Clearly, I'd have a tactical advantage. You'd have less weight in your pockets, so maybe you'd get speed and agility boosts. Things to consider.