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Weapon of Choice: “Dr. Lizardo” 1973 IBM Correcting Selectric II #26 1220365 Dr. Emilio Lizardo, AKA: Lord John Whorfin Like ’em? Get the new designs at Dave’s Austin Selectric Rescue site! (Um, nevermind, apparently GoImagine has shut down, which shut down his shopping cart.) The last of the past year’s haul now ripped to the […]

“Thunderbird 5” 1968 Montgomery Ward Signature 300T #K8179939

Filled in some holes in the collection, surprising how long it took to find a copy of Temple of Doom. You’d think it would be very common. That 25th Anniversary Last Starfighter was a great find too – it’s been the 80’s since I saw that one. One note on affordability; In Arizona Goodwills, the […]

Very creative letter from Eric JT – a 14″ sheet printed and cut to work like an Aerogramme, folding into its own envelope! Speaking of mail, we got something called a “Wicked-Ass Electrified Goat Bone” recently, which I was confused by. Turned out to be something that Girl 1 will be using for some sort […]

Scan the QR Code for Gunier’s Christmas Carol. There’s some synchronicity here as Girl 1 and I were discussing Alvin & The Chipmunks this morning. Here is Gunier’s own cover of “Christmas, Don’t Be Late”.

The Boys enjoying a hot square together. Soon pehaps there will be 3 cats in the house. We’ll see how the vetting process goes. A Stained glass Christmas Card from TC! Let’s see, I picked up 4 styles of Plex Mono in 12 Pitch, Smith-Corona Numode #61 in 12 pitch, Olympia Professional Elite #41 in […]

Picked up a set of snow boots, as it is now snowing. Had to find some real clean/lube to fix the Vodka mistake, and looks like the only thing from the local hardware store is WD-40 Professional (not the normal “water displacement” formula). That freed up the Sterling just fine. Hey look! An exclamation mark […]

First Post! Indiana Jones, the 1957 Tower Skyriter This last bit turns out not to be true – I just saw a “Galaxie 12” which appears to be from the 80’s, it’s just that we don’t have any in TWDB: {edit 10-26-2025} Well, as you can see from the above date, I typed this up […]

It’s all HURRY UP and WAIT…. And now it’s just all HURRY UP. Things will happen in rapid succession the coming fortnight, and we hope like JEEBEEZE that it all happens according to plan, cuz’ they ain’t much leeway in the timeline. We therefore hope that God is in a SRSBZNZ mood, and don’t have […]

Feelin’ pretty good about the future, our protagonist sees solidity and direction forming from the chaotic, swirling maelstrom of spacetime…

This is where I was while the Type-In raged many miles away. There was intermittent rain, which was nice. The Unkillable Chicken is gone to join a flock of like birds, who are also presumably immortal. Type Tested offered me a ride to the event, but I had been pre-assigned to Horse-Sized Dog sitting duties […]

I’ve been catching up on Austin Typewriter Ink’s Podcasts, but I will also recommend this podcast. It’s what I’m listening to NOW! :D

LifeClock at 25%… Which is to say, since the Prophesy, I have already done much. If you had known me back in the 20th Century, you might have expected me to be some fire-breathing right-wing Evangelical influencer right now, but being given a reason to really ponder the practical endpoint of one’s convictions does provide […]

I will miss these bubblegum alien sunsets that the Desert offers, but I will not miss all the powerlines in the sky. Kitty on the floor and I want to touch it! Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow! “The Ox is slow, but the Earth is Patient…” – High Road to China

This strange thing came in a recent airdrop from Girl 1, and illustrates how putting a picture of a cat doing something cute on packaging will extract impulse cash from certain cat people. A cat brushing its own teeth? That’s enough to compel our shopper to buy a card with 3 plain old sticks zip-tied […]

Currently in the eyeholes: The Sasquatch Gang (2006) Currently in the eyeholes: Hundreds of Beavers (2022) Currently in the eyeholes: Poolman (2023) “Things Change” -The Femme Fatale “Well, they shouldn’t” -The Detective The only typewriter in the trio of films is the late 60’s/early 70’s Smith Corona Golden Shield portable on which The Poolman writes […]

Heck yeah, I’d walk next door and grab one of them Apex Burgers now that they’ve cleaned up the joint! Oh hey look – a pre-installed outside camera included with the house! :D Wait a minute, why is there a camera pointed down the street? :O

Next door to CURRENT CANDIDATE is this sandwich shop, where I question the adequacy of the bathroom facilities, and am highly suspicious of the “Die or Dash” offering. Sounds very Squid Games… I will have Girl 1 consult the BONES over whether this may be a little* too* close to Stephen King Country…

You bastard! Soon I’ll be somewhere where your angle of exposure will be much more SEVERE and your power will be DIMINISHED! I SAVOR the potential of breaking your rule over my overheated SOUL! I shall CELEBRATE your WEAKENED VISAGE!

Sorry for yet another Expanse reference – the show is just really speaking to me right now, everyone hanging in liminal space searching for a new safe home, fighting off the hostiles that threaten to break the fragile shell that protects you from OBLIVION. Maybe after I finish rewatching The Expanse, I might re-watch the […]

Nope – The seller pulled some shady and possibly illegal shenanigans trying to influence the appraisal, and we dropped that one like a hot rock. Well, so much for my Basement Workshop – victim of the HANDS OF FATE.

I did manage to get in a rewatch of the first 2 seasons of The Expanse while in exile. This show really benefits from being written & run by the same guys that first mapped the whole thing out as a tabletop RPG, then a series of novels. A rewatch increases the appreciation of the […]

Ok, so maybe the pink-eyed rats haven’t quite gotten back in all the trails…

1950 Smith Corona Skyriter #2Y 49871 in Key Snap’s Collection

Today marks about a month trapped here in Cinderblock Cell #11, and with no success in home bidding, the girls have hatched a plan to lease a house in New England post haste. This is both to prevent us all from shriveling up and dying in this summer hellhole, but also to provide breathing room […]

Well, not really a TYPECAST since I HAVE NO TYPEWRITER, so apologies for that deception but I liked the title so live with it, Dear Hearts, I beg. Trapped in the liminal NO-CHAMBER of cinderblock cell #11, cowering in the cool breeze of a wall unit condenser from the cruel jailer Sol outside, I tap […]

…well, it feels like that, anyway. The Corral is packed in the POD, and I only held back a Siamese Dong Ah to give to Bill at MTE, and that was not satisfying to type on – writing meaningless squiggles on paper gets dull fast and the latter-day Seiko mechanism has the action of a […]

Yeah, it’s totally a first-world problem: How does one safely pack half a hundred typewriters for moving across the country – but it’s important because we certainly don’t want any of our machines damaged in the trip. Even machines with form-fitting clamshell lids or are well-packed in padded cases need to be prepared for the […]