Gerald_Thompson
Latest Blog Posts - Type Oh!
- My most viewed posts…I visited my stats page and find I have two posts with over 100 views. 12 12 12 (109 views) and 3 Centuries of Type with (103) and coming in third with the best title so far: “The Empire Types Back” with 96 views. I was going to tur...
- In purple… we type.Working with a purple ribbon… gives one room to play.
- Putting in typing time…To get where you need to be takes time and effort. Without the effort you will be where you are… which is not the same. So I’ve been putting in the miles; paying my dues and with hope this will pay off in the long run. ...
- Each day of type… is a different typing day.No two days behind the keyboard feels the same. No groundhog day effect for me. Of course I have lots of typewriters. Still when I return to a machine things change. The keys may be less stiff. The carriage return may flow smoother. Or th...
- 1959 Pacemaker gets a fresher look…Just starting to clean the gook off the Smith-Corona. I’m beginning to suspect that this is nicotine and tars left over from a heavy smoking environment. What I thought was light rust turned out to be a stain. Lot of effort to go… but...
- $7.21 1959 Smith-Corona PacemakerI should stop… when I see a ”great price” I can’t stop myself. So I have this big… heavy… 54 year old office machine. Less than 8 bucks!!! Even got it working. ...
- Grown accustomed to its type…1917 rebuilt Woodstock #5… you get use to it.
- 1966 – 2013… the world has improved in many ways…The world is kinder in many ways than it was 50 years ago. As much as fear… and random evil is everywhere. The ability to see beyond appearance has allowed many to have opportunity and has expanded the quality of life for me. It is a R...
- What if… I smile tomorrow?It’s fun to just put aside time each day to type… to think out loud and let the words flow and thoughts grow as they wish. So… I think I might smile in the morning and see if the day is different than just getting up and letting t...
- Not a shark at heart…Sometimes I will just walk away from an auction. The typewriter is good… the price is low but when I check out the other bidders and if they have less than 5 byes on E-bay I will not compete… (not until someone with double digit plus...
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