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The Titanium Hammer That Lives in the Corner

There is a hammer in my workshop that I do not need.

I already own two that make more sense. One is old and scarred and honest about what it is. The other is heavier, balanced in a way that makes framing lumber feel less like a chore and more like momentum. They both do the job. They both have history in their handles.

And then there is the titanium one.

It sits off to the side, not because it is fragile, but because it feels deliberate. Like it wants to be chosen, not grabbed.

A titanium hammer in a craftsman workshop sounds like overkill, or worse, like something bought after watching too many slow motion videos of sparks flying off steel. Titanium has a reputation that borders on theatrical. It is the metal of aerospace and racing parts and things that cost more than they should. It suggests optimization. It suggests someone ran the numbers.

But the reason I keep reaching for it has nothing to do with performance charts.

It started with a long afternoon of small fixes. Not building a deck. Not tearing down a wall. Just tightening up loose boards on a gate, tapping brads into trim that had lifted over the winter, adjusting a hinge that had sagged by a fraction of an inch. The kind of work that is mostly listening. You tap, you check, you tap again.

That is where titanium makes sense in a way that is hard to explain without sounding obsessive.

It does not ring the same way steel does. The feedback is different. The shock that travels up the handle into your wrist feels muted, less sharp. After an hour of light work, that difference becomes noticeable. After three hours, it becomes persuasive.

I do not carry a hammer every day in the way I carry a knife or a flashlight. But the workshop is an extension of my daily carry philosophy. It is a space defined by restraint. What earns a spot on the pegboard has to justify its presence. Space is limited. Attention is limited.

The titanium hammer earned its spot not because it hits harder, but because it asks less of me over time.

That sounds dramatic for a simple tool. It is not. It is subtle. It is the difference between finishing a small project and feeling slightly irritated for no clear reason, versus finishing and forgetting about it entirely. No buzzing in the elbow. No faint ache in the palm.

The first time I picked it up, I almost put it back. It felt too light. A hammer is supposed to have a certain gravity to it. Weight equals authority. That is the story we tell ourselves. A heavy head feels decisive.

But most of what I do in the workshop does not require authority. It requires control.

Driving finish nails into hardwood trim. Nudging a chisel into place before switching tools. Seating dowels without bruising the surrounding surface. These are quiet tasks. They reward finesse more than force.

Titanium shifts the balance slightly toward finesse.

There is also the matter of corrosion. My workshop is not climate controlled. In the summer it sweats. In the winter it stiffens. Steel tools demand attention. Wipe them down. Oil them. Apologize when you forget.

Titanium does not seem to care. It ages differently. It develops a muted patina instead of spots that need scrubbing. That indifference appeals to me more than I expected. It feels low maintenance in a way that aligns with how I try to live. Fewer rituals. Fewer small obligations.

Still, I resisted the idea of it for a while. It felt like a flex. And EDC, at least the version I respect, is not about flexing.

It is about knowing yourself well enough to carry what you will actually use.

I have a habit of overbuilding. If I hang a shelf, I want it anchored like it will hold an engine block. If I repair a stool, I reinforce it as if it will be passed down for generations. A heavier hammer feeds that instinct. It encourages force.

The titanium hammer tempers it. Its lighter swing forces me to pay attention to alignment and accuracy. It is harder to bully a nail in with sloppy strikes. You have to be present. You have to let the tool do what it is designed to do.

There is something about that which feels aligned with the broader EDC mindset. Carry less. Move deliberately. Accept trade offs.

Because there are trade offs.

When I am driving larger nails into dense lumber, I sometimes reach for the heavier steel hammer. Mass still matters. Physics does not disappear just because a material is advanced. The titanium hammer can do the job, but it asks for more swings. More patience.

Some days I have that patience. Some days I do not.

That is the quiet negotiation that happens in any workshop worth spending time in. Tools are not just extensions of the hand. They are reflections of mood. Of energy levels. Of how much friction you are willing to tolerate.

The titanium hammer fits on days when I am tuning rather than building. When I am adjusting cabinet doors so they close with a soft click. When I am assembling a small box and care more about clean joints than speed.

It is also the hammer I hand to someone who does not swing tools every day. A friend helping with a project. A neighbor fixing a loose board. The reduced shock makes the experience less punishing. Less intimidating. They hand it back and say it feels different, though they cannot always explain how.

That is the thing about certain EDC choices. They are hard to justify in purely rational terms. On paper, a hammer is a hammer. It hits things. End of story.

But in practice, the feel of a tool changes your relationship with the work.

A titanium hammer does not transform a craftsman into something better. It does not make joints tighter or lines straighter on its own. What it does is reduce friction. Physical friction in the wrist and elbow. Mental friction in the decision to start a small task.

If fixing that loose board feels less like a chore, I am more likely to do it today instead of next month. That matters more than any claim about durability or strength.

I still question it sometimes. When I look at the price difference between it and a basic steel hammer, I feel a flicker of doubt. Could that money have gone toward better wood, or another clamp, or simply stayed in my pocket?

Maybe.

But EDC is not purely about cost efficiency. It is about the quiet calculus of daily life. What makes you more likely to maintain your space. What reduces the tiny barriers that keep you from acting.

The titanium hammer lives in the corner of my workshop, within easy reach. Not front and center. Not hidden. It is not a trophy. It is a preference.

Some days I ignore it and grab the old scarred one, just to feel the history in its handle. Some days I want the weight and the familiar ring of steel.

And some days, especially when the work is small and the afternoon is long, I choose the lighter one. I choose the tool that asks a little less of my joints and a little more of my attention.

That choice, repeated over time, is what makes it part of my carry mindset.

Not because it is titanium.

Because it fits the way I actually work.

The Permanent Marker Deserves Better Than a Drawer

I started carrying a permanent marker because I was tired of asking for one.

That is the honest origin story. No philosophy. No grand system. I was labeling storage bins in the garage, then cables under my desk, then a stack of folders that all looked the same from the side. The marker kept disappearing. It would migrate into a kitchen drawer, roll under a car seat, dry out in the bottom of a backpack. Every time I needed it, it felt like a small scavenger hunt.

So I put one in my bag. Nothing special. Just a black marker with a cap that clicked on with a sound that felt decisive. It handled cardboard, plastic, painter’s tape, the back of a photo. It did what it was supposed to do. The problem was not the marker. The problem was how temporary it felt.

A permanent marker is built to leave a mark that outlasts the moment. The body of it, though, is disposable. It cracks. It warps if left in a hot car. The clip snaps. The cap gets loose. There is something strange about relying on a tool designed to make lasting statements when the tool itself feels like it belongs in a junk drawer.

That is how I ended up with a machined titanium case for a permanent marker.

On paper it sounds excessive. It is excessive. Titanium is the kind of material people use when they want something to survive being dropped on concrete for the rest of their lives. It is cool to the touch and has that faint gray sheen that looks better after it has been handled for a while. It does not pretend to be casual.

The first time I slid a regular marker refill into that case, I felt slightly ridiculous. Like I had put work boots on a goldfish. But I also felt something else. The marker no longer felt temporary. It felt intentional.

Carrying a permanent marker is already a small declaration. You expect to need to label something. You assume you will encounter surfaces that require clarity. You are prepared to commit words to material that cannot be easily erased. That is different from carrying a pen. A pen is polite. A marker is decisive.

A machined titanium case pushes that decisiveness further. It removes the flimsy aspect. It turns a disposable office supply into something that can sit next to a metal flashlight and a well worn pocket knife without looking out of place. It changes the posture of the object.

The funny part is that the writing experience does not change much. The ink is the same. The line is the same thickness. It still smells faintly chemical when you uncap it. The case does not make your handwriting better. It does not make your labels more profound. It just alters the relationship between you and the tool.

I noticed I stopped losing it.

Not because titanium is magical, but because I had made a decision about it. It had a place in my bag. It was not a spare or an afterthought. It was part of the carry. The weight was slightly more noticeable than a plastic barrel, enough that I felt its absence when it was not there. That awareness mattered.

There is a tension in EDC between utility and restraint. You can justify almost anything if you imagine the right scenario. A marker is easy to justify. A titanium case for that marker is harder. It forces you to ask whether you value durability in principle or only when it is convenient.

I have swapped other items in and out of my pockets without much thought. Different wallets. Different key organizers. Even different knives depending on mood. The marker case stayed. Not because it is perfect, but because it represents a small line I drew for myself. If I am going to carry something daily, I want it to age well. I want it to survive my neglect.

There is also a quiet satisfaction in unscrewing a metal cap instead of popping off plastic. The threads are smooth. The sound is subtle. It feels closer to opening a mechanical tool than an office supply. It slows you down just enough to notice what you are about to write.

That pause matters more than I expected.

A permanent marker does not forgive hesitation. Once the tip touches the surface, that is it. No undo. No rubbing it out with your thumb. I have found that carrying one makes me more deliberate. I think twice before writing on a storage bin. I consider whether I will regret the label in six months. The permanence becomes real.

The titanium case amplifies that feeling. It turns the act into something closer to using a tool from a workshop rather than grabbing something from a supply closet. It nudges you to treat even mundane labeling as a decision.

Is that rational? Maybe not entirely. It is still just a marker.

But EDC has never been purely rational. It is about the quiet rules we set for ourselves. About the items we choose to keep within reach because they reflect how we move through the day. Some people carry a notebook to capture thoughts. Some carry a small flashlight because they dislike being caught in the dark. I carry a permanent marker because I want to be able to define things on the spot.

The titanium case is a reminder that even simple tools deserve commitment if they are going to live in your pocket. It resists the disposable mindset that creeps into everything else. When the ink runs dry, I replace the insert. The shell remains. It gathers faint scratches that look less like damage and more like a record.

I do not pretend that everyone needs this. Most people are fine with a plastic barrel that costs less than a cup of coffee. Sometimes I question it myself when I am reorganizing my bag and notice the weight. Then I reach for it to label a box, or sign the back of a photo, or mark a cable that would otherwise get mixed up with five identical ones. It feels solid. It feels deliberate.

In a world full of temporary things, there is something quietly satisfying about making your permanent marker permanent too.

The Case for Carrying a Bit Driver When Nothing Is Broken

Most days, nothing needs fixing.

That is the honest starting point. I leave the house with a wallet, keys, phone, and a small knife that mostly opens cardboard and trims loose threads. The world I move through is not falling apart. Screws are not ejecting themselves from hinges. Sunglasses are not disassembling mid afternoon. And yet, for a long stretch of time, I carried a bit driver anyway.

Not a full tool kit. Not a multitool bristling with fold out ambitions. Just a compact driver and a couple of bits tucked into a slim sleeve. It took up about the same space as a pen. Sometimes it replaced a pen.

I did not start carrying it because I am especially handy. If anything, I am suspicious of people who introduce themselves as handy. I started because of a chair.

There is a chair at a coffee shop I visit a few times a week. One leg has a slightly loose joint. Not enough to collapse. Just enough to create a faint click when you lean back. I sat in it once, felt the movement, and spent the next hour thinking about it. I did not fix it. I did not complain. I just noticed.

That is the thing about carrying a bit driver. It changes what you notice.

You start seeing fasteners everywhere. The tiny screws on your glasses. The soft, almost stripped head on a cabinet hinge in the office kitchen. The battery cover on a kid’s toy that never quite sits flush. None of these are emergencies. They are small imperfections that most people step around without a second thought. But if you have the ability to correct them in your pocket, the decision not to becomes active.

Carrying a bit driver is less about repair and more about responsibility. Or maybe temptation.

There is a quiet pull to tighten what is loose. To align what is slightly off. It feels like restoring order in a small, almost private way. No announcement. No applause. Just a quarter turn and the faint resistance of metal seating properly.

But that same pull can get annoying. You start to wonder if you are creating work for yourself. If the chair clicks and nobody else cares, is it actually a problem? If a drawer handle wiggles but still functions, does it need your intervention?

This is where EDC becomes less about tools and more about personality.

Some people carry a bit driver because they build things. Some carry it because they break things. I carried one because I dislike unfinished business, even when the business is not mine. A loose screw feels like a sentence without a period. It sits in the back of my mind.

The driver itself was simple. No ratcheting theatrics. No hidden compartments. Just a solid handle and a double ended bit that covered the most common shapes. I told myself that if it required more than that, it was not an everyday problem. That was the line I drew to keep it from turning into a pocket toolbox.

Restraint matters. EDC without restraint becomes cosplay.

There were weeks when the bit driver never left my pocket and never got used. It rode along through meetings, grocery runs, long drives. Dead weight, technically. But it was a particular kind of weight. The kind that says, if something small goes wrong, you can probably handle it.

That feeling is subtle. It is not the same as carrying a first aid kit or a flashlight during a storm. It is quieter than that. It is about maintenance, not survival. Upkeep, not rescue.

One afternoon a coworker was fidgeting with the arm of his glasses, trying to pinch the hinge back into place with his fingers. I watched for a minute, then handed him the driver. No speech. No explanation. He tightened the screw, blinked, and said he had been meaning to fix that for weeks.

That is the other side of carrying something like this. You become the person who can close small loops for other people. Not in a dramatic way. Just in a practical, almost forgettable way.

And yet, I stopped carrying it for a while.

Not because it failed me. Because I started questioning the why. I looked at my pockets one morning and felt the familiar EDC tension. Every item has to earn its place. The knife opens boxes. The pen signs things. The phone does too much. The bit driver, though, was based on potential. Hypothetical looseness. Imagined misalignment.

Was I carrying it for real needs or for the comfort of being prepared?

There is no clean answer. Some days preparedness is just anxiety in a nicer outfit. Other days it is foresight.

I left the driver at home for a month. The world did not unravel. Screws remained mostly obedient. A drawer at home grew a little more wobbly. I noticed. I waited until the weekend and fixed it with a full size tool.

It felt different. Less immediate. Less satisfying.

What I missed was not the function. It was the option. The ability to respond in the moment. To treat minor friction as something you can smooth out right now instead of later.

EDC, at its core, is about reducing friction. A pocket knife saves a trip to the kitchen. A pen saves you from borrowing one that barely writes. A bit driver saves you from living with small mechanical annoyances longer than you have to.

That might sound obsessive. Maybe it is.

There is also something grounding about a simple driver and a bit. It is honest. It does one thing. It applies torque. In a world of multipurpose everything, that narrow focus feels almost refreshing.

When I added it back into my pocket, I did so with stricter rules. No expanding bit collections. No chasing obscure screw types. If I encounter something that requires more than the two bits I carry, that is my cue to let it go. Not every problem is mine. Not every wobble needs my signature.

Since then, it has tightened a cabinet knob in a friend’s apartment. It has adjusted the clip on my own knife. It has secured the back plate on a light that kept shifting in my pocket. None of these moments were dramatic. All of them were mildly satisfying.

Carrying a bit driver will not make you more capable in any grand sense. It will not transform your day. Most days it will sit quietly, unused.

But it does something subtle to your posture toward the world. It nudges you from passive observer to quiet participant. It asks, when something small is off, will you fix it or will you live with it?

There is no right answer. Some days I still leave it behind and enjoy the lighter pockets. Other days I feel for its familiar shape and am glad it is there.

Nothing is broken. That is still true most of the time.

And yet, I carry the means to tighten things anyway.

Carrying the LUDT Without Making a Scene

There is a certain type of knife that tries very hard to look harmless. Slim profile, muted color, disappears into the pocket like a polite guest. Then there is the LUDT. It does not shout, but it does not pretend either.

The first time I slipped one into my pocket, I felt slightly overdressed. Not in a tactical costume kind of way. More like wearing boots to a dinner where everyone else chose sneakers. It is compact, sure, but it carries a presence. Even closed, it feels decisive. You do not absentmindedly toss it into gym shorts. You make a small decision.

That is what interests me about it. Not the action, not the steel, not the reputation that follows it around online. It is the mindset behind choosing it on an ordinary Tuesday.

Most of what I cut in a week is unimpressive. Shipping tape. Loose threads. The stubborn plastic ring around a new bottle of vitamins. A cardboard flap that refuses to cooperate. None of these tasks require drama. They require something sharp and reliable and then, just as importantly, something that goes away again without turning the moment into a performance.

The LUDT does that in a way that feels slightly excessive and yet strangely appropriate. The automatic action is quick and clean. Press, click, done. It is over before anyone nearby has time to form an opinion. There is no wrist flick, no theatrical pause. Just a mechanical decision executed cleanly.

That matters more than I expected.

I used to carry a simple manual folder for years. It did everything I asked of it. I liked the small ritual of opening it. Thumb on the stud, slight pressure, blade swings out. There is a satisfaction in that movement, like turning a key in an old car. It felt involved.

Switching to something automatic felt like I was skipping a step. I worried it would feel lazy or, worse, like I was trying to impress someone who was not paying attention. But after a few weeks, I stopped thinking about it. The speed was not about showing off. It was about removing friction from small moments.

That is the quiet appeal. The LUDT reduces the interaction to intention. You decide to cut something. It is open. You finish. It is closed. There is very little ceremony. In a strange way, it feels more mature than the knives that demand a flourish.

Still, carrying it is not neutral. I am aware of it in a way I am not aware of smaller, softer tools. The handle has weight. Not heavy, but solid enough to remind you it is there. When I drop my keys and wallet on the dresser at night, the knife makes a distinct sound. A small metallic note that says this is not an afterthought.

That sound forces a question. Why this? Why not something lighter, simpler, less assertive?

Part of the answer is trust. Over time, you learn which tools disappear under stress and which remain consistent. The LUDT has a kind of mechanical certainty to it. The action does not feel delicate. The lockup feels unapologetic. There is no wiggle, no second guessing. It is either open or it is closed. That binary quality becomes comforting in a world where most things are adjustable, customizable, endlessly debatable.

Another part of the answer is harder to admit. There is something about carrying a tool with a bit of backbone that changes how you feel about the rest of your setup. When everything in your pockets is minimal and featherlight, it can start to feel theoretical. Like you are carrying ideas instead of objects. The LUDT anchors the loadout. It reminds you that EDC is not just about aesthetic restraint. It is about capability, even if that capability is mostly used on cardboard.

Of course, there are days when I leave it behind. If I am wearing lightweight shorts or heading somewhere that already feels cluttered, I reach for something smaller. On those days, I do not miss the automatic snap. I barely think about it. That is the strange thing about EDC. The absence of an item rarely announces itself. You only notice when something goes wrong or feels slower than it should.

When I return to the LUDT after a break, the first open feels crisp. Not exciting. Just correct. Like tightening a loose screw you did not realize was bothering you.

There is also the cultural layer. The knife world attaches meaning to certain designs whether you want it to or not. Some patterns signal tradition. Some signal utility. Some signal that you spend too much time online. The LUDT sits in an interesting space. It has history. It has a following. It has people who will nod if they spot the clip in your pocket. I try not to care about that, but I am not immune to it either.

Carrying anything daily is a quiet form of self description. You may not talk about it, but you chose it. Over hundreds of small tasks, that choice accumulates meaning.

For me, the LUDT represents a shift away from tinkering. I used to swap knives weekly, chasing some undefined ideal. Thinner, lighter, more refined. At some point I realized I was optimizing for novelty, not function. The LUDT is not novel to me anymore. It is settled. It does not ask to be tuned or modified. It just works.

There is a certain peace in that.

It also forces discipline. An automatic knife draws a clearer line between tool and toy. If you mindlessly deploy it over and over, you feel ridiculous. The mechanism is too purposeful for fidgeting. So it stays closed until there is a reason. That boundary subtly changes how you interact with it. You respect it by not overusing it.

I would not call it the perfect everyday knife. I am not sure I believe in that category. Some days I want something slimmer. Some days I want something more traditional. The fact that I keep coming back to the LUDT does not mean it wins. It means it fits a particular version of me. The version that values decisiveness over delicacy.

EDC is often framed as preparation for the unexpected. In reality, it is preparation for the repetitive. The same boxes, the same packaging, the same minor inconveniences. The LUDT handles those repetitions with a kind of mechanical confidence that I have grown to appreciate.

When I empty my pockets at night, I line everything up without thinking. Wallet. Phone. Keys. Knife. The LUDT sits there solid and unbothered. It does not care whether tomorrow involves more cardboard or nothing at all. It will open. It will close. It will wait.

That predictability is not glamorous. It does not make for dramatic stories. But in the quiet rhythm of everyday carry, it is enough.

The Quiet Logic of a Compact Pocket Screwdriver Bit Storage Set

There is a small metal case in my pocket right now that makes no impression on anyone. It does not glow. It does not clip to the outside of anything. It does not announce competence. It just sits there with a handful of tiny steel bits nested inside like they are waiting for something to happen.

Most days, nothing does.

That is sort of the point.

Carrying a compact pocket screwdriver bit storage set is not about expecting disaster. It is about admitting that modern life is held together with small screws. Glasses frames loosen. Battery covers slide off. Cabinet handles start to wiggle at the worst possible moment. A friend hands you something and says, “Do you have anything that can tighten this?” and you feel that brief internal audit of your pockets.

For a long time, my answer was no. Not because I could not carry a solution, but because I did not want to turn into the person with a solution for everything.

EDC has a gravity problem. Add one small useful thing and suddenly you are justifying another. A bit driver leads to extra bits. Extra bits lead to a bigger case. Before you know it, you are reorganizing your bag to support tools you use twice a year. I have been there. I have built kits that felt impressive and then quietly resented carrying them.

The compact bit storage set is my compromise with myself.

It is small enough that it does not demand attention. It holds only the few bits that actually show up in my real life. A couple of common sizes. Maybe one oddball that has proven its worth. No fantasy pieces for obscure fasteners I have never seen outside of internet arguments.

There is something honest about limiting the selection. It forces you to admit what you are likely to encounter. It also accepts that you will sometimes be unprepared. That tension feels healthy. Prepared, but not obsessed.

The first time I realized this little set had earned its place was not dramatic. I was at a coffee shop, the kind with mismatched chairs that always feel slightly temporary. The table wobbled just enough to irritate me. Underneath, a screw had backed out of one leg bracket. The barista shrugged and said they would get to it later.

I had time. I had the right bit. Two turns and the table felt solid again. No applause. No gratitude beyond a quick thanks. But I finished my coffee without that subtle annoyance of a shifting surface.

It is strange how much satisfaction comes from fixing something minor without turning it into an event.

That is the rhythm of this kind of carry. Small corrections. Micro adjustments. A loose drawer pull at home. A kid’s toy that stopped working because of a battery contact that needed tightening. The back plate on a thermostat that shifted just enough to look crooked. None of these justify a full tool roll. All of them feel better handled immediately.

There is also a psychological layer that I did not expect. Carrying a compact bit set changes how you look at objects. You start noticing screws everywhere. You see the hidden logic of how things are assembled. You recognize that most products are just layers held together by threaded metal and friction. It makes the world feel less mysterious and more serviceable.

At the same time, it can make you question your own impulse to intervene. Not every loose screw needs to be tightened by you. Not every minor flaw is your responsibility. I have had to learn to leave things alone. Just because I can fix something does not mean I should. EDC can blur that line.

The size of the storage set matters more than people admit. If it is bulky, it migrates to a bag. If it lives in a bag, it slowly becomes theoretical. Pocket carry creates accountability. You feel it when you sit down. You shift it slightly when you reach for your keys. It becomes part of your daily negotiation with space and weight.

And yes, there are days when I take it out and set it on the dresser. On those days, I want lighter pockets. I want less intention. It is a small act of rebellion against my own preparedness.

Then something inevitably rattles or loosens, and I think about it.

The bits themselves are unremarkable. Tiny crosses and flats, maybe a star shape or two. They are standardized pieces of steel that exist by the millions. What makes them personal is the selection. I have removed bits that never got used and added ones that surprised me. The set evolves quietly. It reflects my environment more than my aspirations.

I do not carry it because I think of myself as handy. I carry it because I dislike waiting to solve small problems. There is a difference. One is identity. The other is convenience.

In the broader EDC culture, tools can become symbolic. A knife suggests readiness. A flashlight suggests awareness. A screwdriver bit set suggests maintenance. It is not heroic. It is not dramatic. It is about upkeep.

Maybe that is why it feels grounded.

Modern life runs on disposable convenience, yet it is assembled with screws that invite adjustment. Carrying a compact bit storage set feels like participating in that tension. You are acknowledging that things will loosen. You are also resisting the idea that the answer is always replacement.

Still, I question it sometimes. Am I carrying this because I actually need it, or because I like the idea of being the person who could need it? The honest answer shifts.

There are weeks when it never leaves the case. It becomes a small weight that proves nothing. Then, in a quiet moment, it saves a trip to the garage or a search through a junk drawer. It prevents a small frustration from growing teeth.

That is enough.

A compact pocket screwdriver bit storage set will never be the centerpiece of a carry photo. It will not start conversations. It will not impress anyone who is not already thinking about screws. But it occupies a very specific corner of everyday life where inconvenience meets opportunity.

For me, that is the real measure of whether something belongs in my pocket. Not how often it is used. Not how impressive it looks laid out on a table. Just whether, when a small mechanical problem appears, I am glad it is there.

Most days, I am.

And on the days I am not, it is small enough that I can pretend it is not there at all.