Life in General

ML: Ace Typewriter

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Getting things fixed, like plumbing, cars, refrigerators, whatever is frequently an exercise in sticker shock. The fixer usually can give you a list of other things that you should take care of when you can. As in, can catch your breath to pay for them. All of this with vague or jargon filled explanations of what was done or needs to be done.

Imagine the opposite experience. The repairman gives full, easy to understand explanation of what was done, there’s nothing else that needs doing, and it costs less than you expected. Perhaps you’re given a couple of tips on how to keep it all working great for the long.

Can you imagine that? If you’re having trouble doing so, get a typewriter and take it to Ace Typewriter. Or go to Ace to get your typewriter from one of the restored machines on the shelf. There are portables and desktop typewriters. All are in great condition.

All of this comes to you from owner Matt, a lifelong typewriter repair person.

One word of warning, the business is well known among typewriter owners throughout the country. There can be a long line of machines waiting to be serviced.

Making Procrastination Work

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Oooohhhh! Shiny object to buy! Tempting food! Nice Drink!

The greatest lesson given by technology purchases, phones, compuers, and such, is you can always wait. The object you want will be cheaper, better, or both in a little while. It doesn’t matter how good the sale is, waiting will always give you more for less. Purchasing benefits from procrastination.

Procrastination works elsewhere. Tempted by something? Put your procrastinating self to work. Procrastinate on that bag of chips, restaurant meal, additional cocktail, or item you impulsively wish to buy.

You know how to procrastinate. Make it work for you.

Breaking Broken Update: My Own Recognizance

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Released on my own recognizance.

On September 17 I broke my right leg in multiple places. Breaking a leg is major trauma. For weeks, well months, I didn’t walk. However, healing progress happens. The physical therapist feels I’m making enough progress to continue on my own. We’ll have a assessment appointment in May or June. Which means:

Treatment is complete. All the rest of the healing is up to time and me exercising.

Love My CP01A

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As much as I love mine, you probably do not want one.

It is the form sent to people who were identity theft victims. The IRS sends you one every year with a PIN to use when filing tax returns. I started getting CP01A forms the year after someone else filed a tax return using my name and social security number. We now get letters in January with our new tax filing PINs.

If you would like, you can request an Identity Protection Personal Identification Number from the IRS.

Benefit: makes it much harder for someone to file a tax return using your information.
Drawback: if you lose the letter the IRS sends you in January tax filing is much more complicated. Ditto if you move without telling them.

Having lived through the pain of someone filing a return using my information I love mine.