And he him self had brown hair and brown eyes

China fought a civil war before and after WW2 (only had a truce to deal with the Japanese) and the Communist side won. The Republic of China fled to Taiwan and the U.S. navy kept the People’s Republic of China from invading. The PRC sees Taiwan as a breakaway province and Taiwan see themselves as the legitimate government of China, although Taiwan has sort of formed their own identity and not just kinda wants to be left alone.

Marble is heavy, expensive, and you have to seal it every year. Take a look at quartz. It’s one of the hardest materials around, it’s ma made so it can be made lighter and cheaper, as well as not needing to be sealed. That will probably be the most durable option

I bought a nuwave and it has served me well so far going on almost 10 years

I’m guessing the leather is embossed with a texture. If it’s real leather, you should be able to condition it. I would recommend Saphir Renovature. As for the cut, I have no idea a lace would need to get through the tongue up there, but maybe try and figure out a way to mend it or reinforce the back to keep it from tearing more.

So putting that much wear on shoes you’re going to have to get them resoled fairly often. I would suggest going for a Blake stitch construction but those can only be resoled so many times. Good year welted shoes will last longer. I would try to find loafers with a nice rubber or vibram sole that is more durable than leather and will give you more grip.

Makita, primarily because their batteries can be replaced easily and work in the older tools. Also for the larger tools and yard equipment they simply add extra battery slots instead of designing a new battery

I’ve bought 3 pair this year. So yeah it will hurt your wallet. However if you rotate your shoes, condition/polish them, and use trees the uppers should last a lifetime. All you have to do is get them resoled every few years