Road trips and fine front yards

June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 L.T. Hanlon1 Comment

Dinah Shore wants you and your Chevy to take a road trip.

When retailers look like jerks

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 L.T. Hanlon3 Comments

Analog breadfruit comin’ at ya!

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 L.T. Hanlon1 Comment

Frank Zappa pedals his talent to Steve Allen.

Typewriters and flying saucers

May 18, 2019May 20, 2019 L.T. Hanlon5 Comments

At least for now, you can watch the TV movie “Roswell” on YouTube. There are excellent performances by Kyle MacLachlan, Dwight Yoakam, and Martin Sheen. The music in this production is incredibly creepy and adds a lot.

Stormy weather is portable

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 L.T. Hanlon4 Comments

Weather linkage

MyRadar Pro

Live Storm Chasing

Yes, you can type in hieroglyphs

May 17, 2019May 16, 2019 L.T. HanlonLeave a comment

Read “Typewriter Man,” Ian Frazier’s story about Martin Tytell.
Read Mr. Tytell’s New York Times obituary.
Learn about Akhenaten, a pharaoh who might have embraced monotheism.

Tracking my typewriter’s travels

May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 L.T. Hanlon3 Comments

Current photo of a block of storefronts including 1164 Stuyvesant Avenue in Irvington, New Jersey. Allied Business Machines once operated at 1164. Today a restaurant specializing in Creole and American food is there. Below this image is a closeup of a sticker applied to a typewriter. It reads Allied Business Machines, 1164 Stuyvesant Ave., Irvington, NJ. 372-7567.

Current photo of a block of storefronts including 301 South Avenue West in Westfield, New Jersey. Allied Business Machines once operated at the corner space. Today a restaurant specializing in Cuban cuisine is there. Below this image is a closeup of a sticker applied to a typewriter. It reads Allied Business Machines Inc., 301 South Ave. West, Westfield, N.J. Phone 233-0811.