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Rosarium
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« on: July 02, 2012, 10:28:AM »
I am making some rosaries and thought to take a slight break.

The thought which came to mind was: how many men write letters and properly send them to people?
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JoeVoxxPop
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« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2012, 11:27:AM »
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I am making some rosaries and thought to take a slight break.

The thought which came to mind was: how many men write letters and properly send them to people?


I no longer have the skill or patience to hand write a letter, however typing one out in WORD is no problem and I enjoy it very much. The problem I have is I have no one to write to who wouldn't eventually come to loggerheads with my trad/paleoconservative out looks.
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« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2012, 03:26:PM »
When I was working on a ship without regular Internet access I corresponded with some friends back East by mail. It was enjoyable to get letters from time to time; it was something to look forward to. My penmanship is atrocious, though so I try to type mostly.
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jonbhorton
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« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2012, 03:34:PM »
My handwriting was never legible and when I broke my hand in 8th grade in a fight, it got worse.

I'll type and print, but can't write.

I found this book in a used store and got it for a friend when he graduated Regis U. Summa Cum Laude in Religious Studies (no worries, he's trad. His senior project was to write a book on how Catholic education sucks because it's not Catholic and all liberal now)

http://archive.org/stream/manualofsochills00hillrich#page/n11/mode/2up

Here's the link to download the PDF: http://archive.org/details/manualofsochills00hillrich

Any homeschooling parents should print this thing out if they can afford it. It contains classical education on writing and all things gentleman. Very neat.
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Rosarium
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« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2012, 04:38:PM »
By "write", I meant "compose".

I did not meant scratch a piece of paper with a pen like some savage.

I use mostly manual typewriters of course. Like a traditional Catholic.
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Feeling rather pixilated today . . .
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2012, 04:47:PM »
PM me. I use to write letters semi-frequently and I'd love to get back into practice. Expect some doodles in the margins, though.
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« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2012, 04:48:PM »
LOL. All of us guys seemed to assume you meant handwritten.

I found a working electric typewriter by the dumpster the other day. A Coronet Super 12. The "C" key doesn't work though.

It took me triple the time to type on that thing that it takes on a computer. Can't even give it away.

I also found a Garcia Mitchell 300 freshwater reel with no rod.

I'd rather dumpster dive than compose letters. Smile
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« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2012, 05:08:PM »
It depends on which type of letter you wish to write. Personal correspondence differs from a business letter in format. With that said, a good writer simply "has it." Certain skills can be improved upon, but one either has skills like voice, structure, and word choice, or not.
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Rosarium
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« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2012, 05:09:PM »
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I found a working electric typewriter by the dumpster the other day. A Coronet Super 12. The "C" key doesn't work though.

It took me triple the time to type on that thing that it takes on a computer. Can't even give it away.
A "working" typewriter cannot have a "c" key not work. That is violating a very important rule of logic (all of them, really). Typewriters have many independent mechanical parts. For a typewriter to "work", all of its parts must work.

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I'd rather dumpster dive than compose letters. Smile
What kind of sad hippie are you?!
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jonbhorton
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« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2012, 05:23:PM »
It works in every way but that C key. It's operable. Not fully working and mechanically perfect. That better? Does a car cease to be considered working because it has a flat tire? No more than I have to use an S or K when I need a C. Smile Does the body no longer work when a part is removed which doesn't kill the entire organism? I think I can fix it though.

Sad Hippie? Have you ever looked in Apartment complex dumpsters or next to them? I've furnished half my apartment with things people get rid of when they move. lol. As far as I'm concerned, I'm now a stranger in a strange land, an alien, and so I shall live as one. I'm not eating vegetable waste like some are doing in Spain: http://news.yahoo.com/spaniards-dish-tasty-garbage-fight-waste-192931657.html

I was going to write you a great letter extolling the virtues of folding bikes. Now, I'm not so sure.  Sneaky

;)
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