short typecast but with a link

A Logic Named Joe

I haven't set that up to embed.  A search brings up not only several sound and video options for hearing it, but some great discussions of the story and the issues surrounding it.

Here are pics of the typewriters used today:

Triumph of the ...Norm?

 The purchase post is at this link.  I worked out the platen issue, the left rear lever was bent a little.  Now it works just fine.

That's Nora, one of my late mother's cats.  She's a grouch to all the others here.

tram-cast and Portland wrap-up

As you can see, when I opened the case, I umped the ribbon selector to "stencil" and had to retype the line.  I had to hurry - it was only a 3 minute trip.  Here are some views from the tram:

 And here are the books I found at Powell's:

 And this is an awesome display they had up:

This Goodwill superstore was just off the bike trail:

 They had some nice stuff:

 Including a typewriter with a really good ribbon:

Bond Day extensions

Bond laughed. "When I'm...er...concentrating," he explained, "I never have more than one drink before dinner. But I do like that one to be large and very strong and very cold and very well-made. I hate small portions of anything, particularly when they taste bad. This drink's my own invention. I'm going to patent it when I can think of a good name."
—Ian Fleming, Casino Royale, Chapter 7, "Rouge et Noir'

reflections on Bond Day

I found a gif of the pistol mechanism on tumbler via Bing:

As wikipedia described the Kel-Tecs as " short-recoil operated" and the Walther as " blowback-operated," I figured the difference was important so I looked it up and I'm not sure how I'd apply it in fiction.  Interesting reading though.

Bond Day iii - Casino Locale

I suppose I could have saved up and made a visit to Monte Carlo, but after spending so much at the gun range in the afternoon, I was feeling impecunious that evening, so I just drove to the second-nearest casino to my home.

No, I didn't buy this.  On my way to the casino I came upon a goodwill 20 minutes before closing.  They had this late-model Olivetti and an Irish tweed jacket that was too small.  I left there empty-handed but with my meagre gaming stake intact.

Bond Day - Part II: The Firing Range

Thought to take a pic right before leaving

Believe it or not, I was trying to hit the other squares along the bottom and left.  I tried to stay off the right out of consideration for the next shooter.

using up the ammo