I tend to dig much of the industrial design that came out of the 1970’s. This is the primary reason that my Panasonic “Toot-A~Loop” AM radio is still with me after all of these years (50 years by my estimation). It seems that even as e child I recognized the brilliance behind Panasonic ‘s model […]
SUGGESTED READING TIME: One to two hours, depending on how many naps you take and how many cups of coffee you might need to get through it all. You’ve been warned! It has been well over a year since I bought my first typewriter. It’s also been more than a year since I began to
One Year In The Rearview Mirror Read More »
The plan had been to curtail my typewriter purchases as much as possible. I’ve actually been doing a decent job of it under some challenging circumstances. My wife and I recently spent a few days visiting Tacoma, Washington ~- where we stayed in the “Antique District”. As you might suspect, this area was full of
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It stands to reason that most people who take the time to read blogs about typewriters, such as this one, are themselves typewriter enthusiasts. As such, I don’t feel overly awkward about asking if you remember what your first typewriter smelled like. Well, do you? I ask in part because I already know that I’ll
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As I sit here typing out this note, 2020 is drawing to a close. I can’t imagine that there are too many people who aren’t thankful to see this year come to an end. This has been a crappy year to end all crappy years, at least those years during my lifetime that is. Yet
