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I was cleaning and doing some restoration work on a new card index and realized that this Fred Macey Company cabinet body was the perfect size to hold up to 8 typewriters inside for a mix of both...
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Ever thought about studying mathematics for fun?!? As a reminder for local Los Angeles area hobbyist mathematicians and physicists, Dr. Miller will be teaching Fundamentals of Point-Set Topology at...
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For my wifeâs birthday, I got myself an early 1950s Royal Quiet De Luxe that Iâve had on my list for a while. It has a lovely additional feature thatâs also been on my list tooâŠ
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Miles (1905) has some interesting things to say with respect to collecting, âbusiness-like brevityâ (aka atomic notes), annotations for thinking/arranging/marking cards, summarizing, etc. Miles,...
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It seems so on brand for a book about writing using a zettelkasten, that the author would leave a lovely little example of a fleeting note on a slip (1 3/8 x 2 1/2âł) inside the front cover of the book!
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âIâm always trying to get back to the 20s a little bit.â âJohn Dickerson, in Field Notes interview (2016) Perhaps lamenting too much technology, Dickerson says heâs got two screens on the computer in...
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I know there have been some âissuesâ with NaNoWriMo over the past year(s), but Iâve just gotten my novel writing machine (a 1950 Royal KMG) ready to race just in time for the starting flag. Iâve heard...
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Typewriter ribbon unboxing! I bought a full reel of 660 yards of blue/green bichrome 1/2âł nylon typewriter ribbon from Fine Line Ribbon in Ennis, TX. It arrived yesterday, just in time for some use...
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In honor of S. D. Goitein, I have a drawer in my Macey Co. filing cabinet labeled âGenizahâ where I put all of my âworn outâ notes. They get transferred weekly into the circular file.
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My collection of Royal Typewriters thus far. (Thereâs a missing Futura 800 which is on the bench in pieces for repair and restoration.) Front (L to R): Quiet De Luxes from 1948, 1949, 1952, and 1955;...
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@flancian@social.coop I donât think Iâve tried directly mentioning someone on [[Mastodon]] from my personal site before. Letâs see if it works?! Also a quick test to see if my follow of...
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In most cases, the word âCEOâ is a lie. Itâs usually a propaganda word for violent money addicts with severe mental illness.
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Spent an hour today cleaning up the case of my Corona Standard and removing some rust from the metal fittings. Some of the material is peeling away from the case and Iâm debating whether or not I...
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The restoration work on my 1941 Corona Standard is coming along nicely so far.
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We were allowed back into our neighborhood over the weekend and were excited to find our poor wind battered and smoke damaged house still standing. Naturally I brought back a daily typewriter, but it...
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This is officially the latest Iâve ever taken down a Christmas tree in my life.
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Tonight, for the first time since January 7th, I made the depressing choice to drive from a friendâs on Lincoln across town on Altadena Drive. The utter devastation of the Eaton Fire is truly ghastly....
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Iâm not sure if it was a general sale or a geofenced one, but I was able to replace many of my Darn Tough socks today. I should have my warm, winter hiking socks well before Eaton Canyon reopens....
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When a clown moves into a palace, he doesnât become a king; the palace becomes a circus. âTurkish proverb
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Iâve finally broken a small barrier and am now ranked as typewriter hunter #115 on the Typewriter Database. I have a few machines that should arrive soon which in combination with doing some repairs...
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One of the reasons one doesnât ship typewriters in packing peanuts without completely first wrapping the typewriter with something first is that the typewriter will be full of packing peanuts by the...
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Industrial typewriter cleaning Following the Eaton Fire catastrophe, our house is finally being cleaned. While the duct cleaners were here, I thought Iâd break out a dirty Olympia SG3 and use the...
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My first baseball scorecard in ages, but also my first typed scorecard with format courtesy of Lou Spirito of Thirty81 Press. Besides a few examples by Lou himself and one I saw from Tom Hanks on...
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