Okay, we are all comfortable with our feminine sides, right manly
men? (Ladies, I do not mean to neglect you, but you have feminine sides
and never have to pretend that the purse you have [or not - you can be
a women without a purse] is not a purse.) We males have to, at the very
least, find some shoulder bag that looks like:
- Indiana Jones used it to fend off the Nazis.
- It was carried into a wilderness adventure.
- At one time it was used to carry auto body tools.
At the very least, we have to carry a computer in it. And in many
cases, we actually carry computers around. However, I do not like to
use your typical computer case for my laptop, since it looks like a
computer case - and thieves are not that dumb. ("Gosh, that looks like
a computer case, wonder if there's a computer in it?").
As a result of my 12" PowerBook refurbishment (see No Money Down: The
Resurrected PowerBook), I now have a computer that will fit (just
barely) in my Timberland Field Case.
Okay, it's a man purse. But what's in it? As you can see by the
accompanying photo - all sorts of manly stuff.
- Mini case holds a first generation 16 GB iPod touch and a pair of
noise canceling earphones.
- A 12" PowerBook G4
- PSP 3000 for making Skype calls and watching Big Bang Theory
TV episodes. I also use it to carry a back up of my address book,
calendar, and bookmarks. I believe you can play video games on it, as
well. (See PSP-3000: A
Cheap Skype Phone and Portable Web Browser)
- Spare battery for the PowerBook.
- Various pens. Mightier than swords, I am told. (I do own a sword,
but it won't fit in the case)
- USB drive - in case I need to sneakernet something.
- Swiss Army knife - no explanation needed.
- Canon PowerShot S100 digital camera - I used it to take the
picture.
All of this makes a permanent dent in my right shoulder, but it is
not easily mistaken for a computer bag - and it's way too masculine to
look like a man purse.
That does not stop my family from referring to it as my man purse,
or simply "Daddy's purse".
I know there was a reason my wife and I had children, but sometimes
I can't remember what it was. 
