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What Do You Carry With You?

The "ideal bag for a mobile life style" raises the question, what tools do you carry with you?

It varies by what tools are necessary for you to do whatever it is you do, of course, but I think it's an interesting question.

I have two bags -- one small purse and the bag that carries my laptop. My purse can go in the laptop bag, or if I don't take my laptop, go alone. I'm going to list what I always carry with me after I do an inventory.

Anybody else?

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I've learned that a laptop...

I've learned that a laptop is more trouble than it's worth for my lifestyle. It sits on my desk permanently now, next computer will be a desktop.

What I carry now:

Military style canvas square-shaped small messenger bag/"man purse", containing

    PDA, in a hardshell case
    Wireless PDA mini keyboard
    Moleskine and pen
    Index cards & clip (not a hPDA, just for organizing projects visually)
    Copy of GTD (when I get around to it, I'll replace with Ready For Anything)
    Pocket bible and pocket prayerbook
    iPod shuffle
    Cell phone
    Transportation pass
    Moisturizer
    lip balm
    Dental floss

Cash and cards are in a back pocket wallet

 
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