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I must be.

I am 80% Tortured Artist.
Angst, and bitter resentment drive me to create works that not a single idot will ever come close to grasping. Ah, the raw and unforgiving statements that bleed from my soul are so misunderstood.
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Genealogy is hot on the First Coast Some folks trace their ancestors using traditional methods and some are turning to the Internet.
“My great-grandfather was Mayor of Jacksonville Beach,” says Sue Ann Sanders. “He built the golf course called, at the time, Jacksonville Beach Golf Links. It was later changed to Ponte Vedra Country [...]

We all knew it was coming.  Last year he broadcast only home games – this year, he called Georgia’s first two games and sounded gassed by the 4th quarter in each.  Larry Munson,  the Voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, retired overnight. He will be 86 years on on Saturday.
Larry began calling the games on September [...]

Agfa says this is a vigorous, rapid tray developer, giving brilliant results.

Mat Resist was kind enough to scan and forward these manuals.  They’re in .pdf format. Enjoy.
Blickensderfer No. 5 (1896)
Corona 3
Oliver #5 Manual
Remington Rand Touch Typing Method featuring an early 50s Quietriter
Smith Corona Super-Silent, Silent and Sterling (late 40s- early 50s)
Textbook on Typewriter Repair, featuring Underwood, Royal, Smith Premier #2, Smith Premier Visible #10-11, Royal, Remington [...]