I keep finding new areas of interest from reading and using old, (some would say)Â obsolete machines… go figure.
New thoughts from old machines…
Category: Thoughts
Remington Art (Not Fredrick but Rand)…
By the time I read issue three of Etcetera… I knew that I had to have my Remington art work… (type by numbers instead of paint).
Contrasts in type…
TV had a documentary on Facing Ali (2009) the contrast between the fighters in their prime and today was quite dramatic. I believe all concerned would be under 70 years old and for some the toll has been high… yet they all come across proud of their achievements and do not complain about the price paid. Which in the end is a great example of how to live a life.
My Favorit and paper…
After decades of computer use… I still like paper!
I discover ETCetera is fun, funny and a great read…
Three years ago I went to the Etcetera (Newsletter for the Early Typewriter Collectors Association) and found it full of information. Now I find it a to be a great read; full of humor and interesting things to do.
Some how I missed out on Ed Peters comment in issue 1 (Oct 1987)Â regarding when to be choosy: “If I had heeded my own advice, I never would have accumulated a basement full of common Remingtons, Underwoods, L.C. Smiths and the like- some of them so bad that only a mother could love them…”
Or issue 2 (Jan 1988) “Sitting on your hands and enjoying your “secret collection” is kind of like scoring a hole-in-one when you’re playing alone.”
Just goes to show how one’s views change with time and knowledge. (I just sent off my check to subscribe…
Another day… another effort to strive for nice!
At the keyboard of this 1956 Underwood… I decided that tomorrow I would strive for nice. The keys just lead me to such thoughts. Each time I sit down at this machine I strive for nice and now it inspires goodwill with a single touch. I have trained it for nice type… nice moods and goodwill thinking.
Becoming practical…
I find myself still dreaming…
Part of me heads for the couch to take a nap… another part wants to ride a bike… today the bike won.
Thoughts before the fall…
The official start of fall is the 22nd of September… but the beginning of fall has begun…
I will not give up on nice…
Events on 9/11 altered perceptions and interactions all over the world. The purpose may have been to bring terror and fear into one’s heart and life. I refuse. I will walk in the sun and in big crowds… (looking both ways) being realistic about our planet. I will strive for good regardless… it is what I was doing before 9/11 and it is what I will do now. Events of that day hurt my heart; but did not harden it…