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Month: August 2023
Wait State – This Typecast Brought To You By The Letters: T-8-M
Well, nothin’ at all in the mailbox tonight, so straight to the WAIT STATE. Currently in the earholes: Brought to mind because he dead.
The Re-Jiggering of Correspondence and Coalescence of Season One of Same
The re-jiggering of Correspondence Season One has made the Correspondence Book a bit skinnier – so much so that I can actually close it and zip it up. Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Guth’s Quick Reply and Dreaming of No More CDs?
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Mail Call: The Surf Camp Missives – And Kevin brings me Komputars! :D
Kevin & Bill Talkin’ Typewriters Kevin’s Underwood Komputar – getting it’s spinning rust wiped, because it’s polite to dban other people’s datums off of drives before re-using them. This is a delightful add-in bay with lots of connectivity. Push the button and the card reader pops out and can be used as a travel card […]
Mail Call: The Return of Key West and Sequential Letter #4 Arrives from Romania!
Correspondent Neil Happened to have won the “I need to test something” lottery, and gets to test if I can fit a regular Correspondence Episode plus ephemera *and* a “One Stormy Night” plus liner notes, and keep it under 2 oz. I’m already paying the extra ounce and the Non Machineable surcharge, so might as […]
Mail Call: If Wishes were Fishes…
Weapon of Choice: 1959 Smith Corona Skyriter #3Y 210063 DPReview full writeup of the Sony DSC-S75, including the “lens mystery” 2001 AOpen AX4B 533 Tube Motherboard Review (2002) Currently in the earholes:
Mail Call: Bubbles gets a new Blue Ribbon!
The Seven Left Hands of God MultiMedia Correspondence Format
Weapon of Choice: “Jubal Harshaw” 1956 Olympia SM3 #785328 The first iteration of the format. Not quite what I’m looking for. The folding template for the envelope. Instructions: 1) Take 8 1/2 X 11″ sheet and from top left edge mark top at 3″ and 6″ in. 2) turn page 90 degrees anti-clockwise and from […]
Mail Call: Postcard Exchange from Canada!
Mothra in DSC-F717 Nightshot Mode Sony DSC-F717 getting a charge-up. Currently in the Earholes:
Locked Letters, or how to fold a letter to be its own envelope
I mentioned the “locked” letter that Thomas W. sent to me in yesterday’s post, and there was curiosity on how such a thing is done. Here I have reverse-engineered the process from his example. Take an 8 1/2″ X 11″ sheet of paper and lightly fold in half along the 11″ side, creasing the center […]
Mail Call: The Mysterious Mr. Romas and Thursday Afternoon on a Wednesday Evening…
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Mail Call: New Correspondent from Canada and new Rubber Stampers!
A 4″ x 6″ sheet of rubber stamps, anything you can fit in the space allotted, for like $7. Can’t beat that deal! Currently in the earholes:
Thoughts on Typecasting
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Bubbles Ahoy, or what gets typed when you’re working on a typewriter issue.
Weapon of Choice: “Bubbles” 1960 Smith Corona Galaxie #6T 292996X Weapon of Choice: 1971 Royal (Silver-Seiko) Sprite #NM 1113791 The Corona 4 and Zephyr Typewriter Repair Bible is now available! 341 Pages, Professionally printed and coil bound to lay flat on your work table. PDF Version. The Underwood 4-Bank Portables Typewriter Repair Bible is now […]
Mail Call: A Card from TC and Episode 15 now Available to Qualified Correspondents
Currently in the earholes: Coming Soon! Yep, this Episode is a Two-Parter. No cliffhangers, though..