![]() Let’s face it my granddaughter’s growing up in a wholly digital world. If my four-year-old granddaughter were reading this post she’d ask her dad what analog means. The “Promise” model also makes a pleasing little tick-tock-tick-tock sound as the second-hand sweeps the minutes away. Even twenty years ago when I got it, a desk clock waxed nostalgic, especially with arrow-capped hands and Roman numerals. I had better choices than an analog clock, but the Seth Thomas somehow captivated me. I chose this clock as a gift from Hewlett-Packard (HP) on the fifth anniversary of my employment back in 2002. You can find one online for $14.99, the affordability belying its simple elegance. The little guy you see here (all of 2.5″ wide by 3″ high) is a Seth Thomas “Travel Carriage Alarm Clock”, a quartz analog model made by the hundreds of thousands in China. We’re not talking about just any desk clock, mind you. Perhaps today’s title should’ve been, “A Moment in Time”. I was dead set on a couple other topics until my clock somehow ticked its way to the top of the list. Today my desk clock actually pulled it off. When I’m lost in thought and staring into space, a certain something in the room starts to say, “Pick me! PICK ME!” in a desperate attempt to become a blog post. My house is full of inanimate objects screaming for attention. ![]() ![]() To which I lob an interesting question your way: analog or digital? The Seth Thomas “Promise” The slender second-hand edged ever closer to the next minute, to the next hour, time literally passing before my eyes. I stared at the clock, considering a few interesting ideas. Gotta come up with a topic for tomorrow’s post”. Yesterday I was sitting at my desk thinking, “Hey Dave, time’s a-ticking.
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