Typical Parker Luck

Every-day carry (EDC) is a collection of useful items that are consistently carried on person every day. What is your EDC? I am assuming you have the common items with you like your phone, wallet, keys etc. These things can easily fit in our pockets, but we only have a limited number of pockets. What about other potential useful items that you would like to carry but cannot because your pockets don't allow you to. Simple answer to that is just carrying a small bag. The idea is to have everything you MIGHT need outside the home. I know that it is a simple and self-explanatory idea but how many of you actually do it? Has it ever happened to you that you had to buy a bottle of water from a shop just because you were too thirsty but did not carry one with you. You might have made a mental note to carry a bottle next time but did you act on it? The inspiration for this post came from 4 places. Here come the (3) pop culture references. Get ready: First one is “Hermione's Beaded Bag ”...

Let's start this post by a scene from the movie Sherlock Homes (2009). Sherlock, played by Robert Downey Jr. is blindfolded and taken to a place that is confidential. Stranger: "Mr. Holmes, apologies for summoning you like this. I'm sure it's quite a mystery as to where you are and who l am ?" Sherlock: " As to where I am...I was, admittedly, lost for a moment between Charing Cross and Holborn. But l was saved by the bread shop on Saffron Hill. The only baker to use a certain French glaze on their loaves. The carriage forked left, then right, a telltale bump over the Fleet Conduit. As to who you are, that took every ounce of my not inconsiderable experience. The letters on your desk are addressed to Sir Thomas Rotheram. Lord Chief Justice, that'd be your official title. Who you really are is, of course, another matter entirely. (my fav line) Judging by the sacred ox on your ring, you're the head of the Temple of the Four Orders in whose headquarters w...