About 15 years ago, my brother gave me the bag on the right side of this picture. He’d had it for about five years and did an upgrade. I didn’t have much money then and was using my old laptop bag, and I was so thankful when he gave me his old side satchel. I instantly fell in love with it, as it had many pockets and compartments. It amazes me that the old bag lasted 20-some years. When it came into my possession, I used it almost daily. I traversed the country and even the world multiple times with it. The only period I didn’t use it was during the lockdowns. This year, it finally started to give out, and I had to replace it. The new bag arrived yesterday, and I hope it is as good as the last because I voided the warranty on it by puncturing its waterproof material on the flap with pins that lived on my old bag.