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Stormchasing from home

May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 L.T. Hanlon6 Comments

Screenshot from a live video feed at Live Storm Chasers. It shows a view of Texas flatlands as a gray thunderstorm brews on the horizon. — Here’s a screenshot of a live video feed from stormchaser Gary Schmitt. He’s just one of dozens who share their adventures at Live Storm Chasing.
(Photo copyright © Gary Schmitt via Live Storm Chasing)

I hope I don’t have GAS

May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 L.T. HanlonLeave a comment

That’s “gear acquisition syndrome.”

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The eyes have it

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019 L.T. HanlonLeave a comment

Selfie of me, Leigh Thomas Hanlon, staring into the camera with those wide-open puppy dog eyes.

My agent assures me that even if I’m unable to land a gig doing motion capture for “dog eyes” I can pick up a few bucks posing for a Margaret Keane art class.

How green was my Hermes

May 3, 2019May 5, 2019 L.T. Hanlon3 Comments

Hermes_Bianchi — Hermes 3000 typewriter (Photo by Sommeregger – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link)
and Bianchi bicycles (Photo by Cs-wolves – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link.)

‘Nice large eggs!’

May 2, 2019 L.T. Hanlon1 Comment

Photo of an egg carton with the brand name Nice Large Eggs.

Shopping at Walgreens always makes me realize that saying some of the store’s house brand names at work could result in a visit to HR.

Nice sweet potato chips
Nice fig bars
Nice almonds
Nice carpet cleaner
Nice honey inverted squeeze bottle
Nice black licorice
Nice pecan clusters
Nice light brown sugar
Nice string cheese mozzarella
Nice butter ring cookie bites
Nice raisins
Nice prunes pouch

Make up your mind!

May 2, 2019May 5, 2019 L.T. Hanlon2 Comments

Today’s typecast is printed on thermal paper, the kind used for cash register receipts. Want to know more about thermal typewriters? Joe Van Cleave explains.