Category: Personal Growth

450 and still going…

Had I stayed with my computer I would have stopped sending letters 4 months ago.  Slower, lots of mistakes… but it seems more honest to type the words and to strive to get a point across.  I do not have to consider the words rushing around the world… I only hope it does not go directly into the trash… instead of the spam folder.

1955 Royal

At 115 this Underwood works fine…

I keep walking past this 1903 Underwood #4… today I took it off the shelf and was amazed at how well it works.  Then after typing a page… I did a little work on it and now want to type another page.  For some reason the memory of how it didn’t work at all when I first got it stays with me… even when it types better at 115 than many other machines I use more often.

1903 Underwood #4

Bonds of Patriotism

It took a long time before I realized how important it is to consider that in WWII:  Landing strips are needed, places for troop ships to dock were required, hospitals to take care of the wounded had to be built, roads to transport… etc.  This took great effort, in harsh conditions and is often overlooked.  These are things my father did… when I looked up images I found the award ceremony for the Distinguished Unit Badge (AKA Presidential Unit Citation) and it took time for me to understand that such awards happen long after the fact… which explained why the uncropped picture was a empty field with a handful of people.  Better late than never they say: So I salute all who did their part… Thank you!

1916 Reliance Premier

Thoughts on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Dr. King used words well and to great effect.  Today words are picked apart and little leeway is given to intent and words used.  We understand that a word has many meanings… and how a word is said and in what context; shifts its meaning as well.  It almost makes me afraid to say anything, because I will not be understood.  But then I recall… to be understood you must first speak or be forever misunderstood.

1984 FACIT 1740