Michael

Starting A New Thing

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There’s this thing, One Typed Page (see the link above) that encourages people to submit anything typewritten. A few months ago friend Kent Peterson suggested I might like to submit to the thing. A few weeks ago (August 9) editor Daniel Marleau wrote well, see below. I finally did it.

~ Michael Rasmussen

As you can tell, clean typewriting isn’t necessary. A full-page isn’t necessary. All you need to do is type it, photograph it, and email it to the editor.

You can visit the page or review what I wrote earlier or just subscribe and see what people who like typewriters have to say.

Annual Letter

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I send a note to my doctor and everyone he shares it with. This year I wrote this.

So, it’s been two years since you told my wife that I had a 20% chance of living. But she said yes to trying and someone, I don’t know the name, held my heart for half an hour while the coagulant sealed the hole poked in my heart. That continues to hold well. Even with a portion of my lung removed due to the after-effects of radiation.

Well! Thanks to you all! I am doing well,. I’m now working on getting aerobic conditioning back. And working on my memories – many have gone the ways of my vocabulary with the stroke. Even with those two bits, I’m happy to be here.

Hopefully, you and the full team at Kaiser are doing well and continuing to save lives with your dedication. Mark your calendar for October 25 – my One Year with No Hospitalisation date.

Until next year at this time, take care.

~ Michael Rasmussen

Stamps

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I bought some stamps. They’re too pretty. I’m also going to use them. One set of the stamps I got, there are three different sets, are from Ruth Asawa a sculptor. She worked with wires to explore forms, in the 50s. At last she gets some Postal recognition. It’s not too late. Visit the USPS site and buy some now.