Saturday, June 22, 2024

Sunny California

My neighbors are moving and had a yard sale. The mannequin belongs to us and is named Gloria.
This house appears to be guarded by ceramic flamingos.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Flag Day

Just a few flags flying today. Disappointing.

Kevin also brought this IBM Executive, which was a type-bar electric built concurrently with the Selectric, that features proportional spacing (using a system of five spacing units -- the space bar is divided into two halves, one for 2-unit spacing and the other for 3-unit spacing) and uses the power roller drive system with film ribbon spools.

Tuesday, June 04, 2024

Frank P. Brackett Observatory

On the campus of Pomona College, past the Sonntag Greek Theater, is the Frank P. Brackett Observatory, presented in 1908 to Pomona College by Llewellyn Bixby, class of ’01.

Monday, June 03, 2024

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

1938 Plymouth Coupe

It's amazing the cool cars I see around town. Google help me identify this beauty as a 1938 Plymouth Coupe.

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Beautiful Paving Stones

Someone did a beautiful job of painting these. Something I noticed on my walk today.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Typewriters for Parts

Sometime in June, I'm going to drop these typewriters off for Bob the typewriter repair guy in Riverside. He said he could use them.

Thursday, May 09, 2024

Selfie with Ball Statue

I spotted this modernist statue arrangement from the second-floor window of the medical building where I was undergoing physical therapy for my hips. So I thought I'd go down and take a snapshot.

Monday, April 22, 2024

Earth Day

Sandy and I went to the Village to see what was happening for Earth Day. Here I snapped Sandy at one of the booths.

Sunny California

My neighbors are moving and had a yard sale. The mannequin belongs to us and is named Gloria. This house appears to be guarded by cera...