What's even more awesome than sending a hand-typed letter is getting one in return. It's better to receive than to give, ha! I'm filled with pure happiness when savoring a letter from a type pal. It's better than feeling a little insecure about writing & mailing them. Is my writing too simple? Am I going overboard with the typewriter talk? Will they like the stationery? Lately I've grown confident that I'm being totally silly. We'll all adore each other's letters no matter what, because we're all neat folks and we use cool TYPEWRITERS!
Slowly but surely I'm catching up with correspondence. I've sent out several letters these past few weeks and already I've gotten a few in return. Fun! Here's an example of the typewriter-themed stationery I make, with a letter from a year ago. I meant to post it our TypePals.com community but never got around to it, much like some of letters I've digging out and sending. Y'all know who you are! ;-D
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Typewriter Stationery
Sunday, September 25, 2022
Typing for the Pure Joy of Hitting the Keys
Sunday, May 22, 2022
Typewriter Club Live + Classic Pica Electra 120
Sunday, April 10, 2022
Green Ribbon for the IBM Selectric II!
I was happy enough to find a working green IBM Correcting Selectric II that was fairly easy to clean and tune-up. Now that I've discovered the colored ribbons that were available, I'm over the moon! Even though I'm crazy about old manual typewriters, especially black shiny ones with glass keys, I can't keep my hands off electric machines, especially the Smith-Corona 6-series and this beloved Selectric.
What is the strangest thing you've ever found in a typewriter?
Here's the answer to the Typewriter Club Live typing prompt. I banged it out on my 1954 Royal Quiet Deluxe that got a fully rubber-ducky treatment, AKA dunking in a sink full of hot soapy water and typing the hell out of it. I joined late in the meeting, like the last 30 minutes, and as always, it's a wonderful chat with like-minded typewriter fans. Though it's virtual, the friendships are real. I missed you, Ted, Bob, Brenda, and many more, especially Sarah who's been away for a long time now. Life does get in the way of typewriter fun. Sometimes I wish I could be living in the mid-century when typewriters were everywhere. Then again, I might not appreciate them as much as I do now, and I'd probably constantly be upset about the huge gaps in gender inequality. I'm glad typewriters have helped to make life better for women!
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Thankful for Typewriter Club Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpKtz6Mb5Hc&t=1h30m25s
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Sunday, October 25, 2020
My First Typewriter Club Live
I talk loud, fast, and a lot when I'm nervous. That's exactly what happened when I joined Typewriter Club Live for the first time. I teach science in rooms packed with teenagers. I've done morning news segments featuring holiday crafts when I worked at Michaels. I've stood on open-mic-night stages, just me & my acoustic guitar, playing original songs to mixed crowds. But never have I ever sat virtually face-to-face with Joe Van Cleave and Ted Munk, two of some of the brightest illuminati of the Typosphere. It's the same nervous, excited feeling regular people get when meeting their favorite celebrities.
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