I'm starting with the "elec caps" (which we call electrolytic condensors in Japan) because these alone can already narrow the build date down to within what I'd reckon is about a month or two of the actual date of production, and the caps that are date stamped are quite easy to read.

The following document begins a series in which I intend to identify simple methods for dating individual radios.

I often go out to eat with a girlfriend or two, where we'll point out the cute guy sitting at the table across from us, wishing we had the guts to approach him.

That's why last week, for the very first time, I finally tried a pick-up move on a guy at a restaurant sitting less than 10-feet away from me with his buddies. He'd comment on how nobody ever does that these days, and we'd chat about how more people need to.

According to Stephen Hussey of Get The Guy, men who string women along tend to be those who need a lot of sexual validation.

“He may not be interested in any kind of serious relationship, but he wants to boost his self-esteem by reminding himself that women are attracted to him sexually.