That's funny, John. And very true. If you've been at this long enough (for me over 40 years), there are those little things. You just reminded me of my dodging wand. I cut it from a wire hanger about 40 years ago. Can't get rid of it even though I've been given "fancy" dodging wands...
When I used to work in a darkroom, it was my dodging tools. Made life so much easier and there'd be a few that got the lions share of the work. Also really loved the gizmo the lab had that sent out 24/7 tik toks. No timers , just the beat.