Happy new year.

As someone once told me: "The years are like plane crashes. Any one you can walk away from is a good one." I hope the next year is better than the last one. I believe our new president will help the American people unite in a way that is critical for facing the challenges ahead. Let's hope so. In the mean time I guess we have to keep up the struggle.

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Now to finish shoveling the roof off.

Swinger follow up

The Royal Swinger has been sold to Stephen King's son who is planning on giving it to his father. I think it's a fine gift since it combines two of Stephen King's main interests, writing and music. In case you didn't realize it, Stephen King is in the rock and roll group The Rockbottom Remainders along with fellow writers Dave Barry, Amy Tan, Matt Groening, Scott Turow, Roy Blount Jr., and Ridley Pearson. Their motto is "Three chords and an attitude."

Here is a closeup of the label inside proudly proclaiming that it is capable of receiving the entire AM band. The radio works fine. I guess it was the forerunner of the boom boxes of the 70s and 80s.

It has a 7-transistor radio built into the carrying case.

Featured typewriter: A real Swinger from 1969

This is a Royal Swinger portable from 1969. It is a relatively colorful, (red, white, and blue,) manual portable typewriter with an interesting added feature.

I should mention...

In addition to fixing various computer and office equipment, I carry a wide variety of print cartridges for inkjet printers, laser printers, typewriters, and copiers in addition to paper for general office use as well as cash register and calculator rolls. Products supported include HP, Lexmark, Canon, Brother, Copystar, Sharp, Toshiba, and Smith Corona. With gasoline prices being as high as they are, ($3.75/gallon in Wolfeboro today,) that I am the only source for these products within a half-hour drive from town.