tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post1866486587958987066..comments2023-04-16T09:26:27.098-06:00Comments on Olive Kite: What I noticed today . . .Olive Kitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-36649677062789481752008-07-14T18:55:00.000-06:002008-07-14T18:55:00.000-06:00A slide rule? Oh, now that's a piece of engineerin...A slide rule? Oh, now that's a piece of engineering that I don't know how to use.Olive Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-57222081032299724442008-07-14T18:31:00.000-06:002008-07-14T18:31:00.000-06:00My first computer was a Commodore PET with a casse...My first computer was a Commodore PET with a cassette drive. Dad got it when I was in third grade and I bragged about it to my friends. And we had one of those old clunky original Apple computers.<BR/><BR/>Anyone know how to use a slide rule?literaqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132852620921225015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-44570176521757667522008-06-10T00:58:00.000-06:002008-06-10T00:58:00.000-06:00Wow, Alicia, you just led to an epiphany on my par...Wow, Alicia, you just led to an epiphany on my part. I had never, until now, connected the return key with a manual typewriter. So THAT's why they call it a return key. It all makes sense now.<BR/><BR/>Despite my young age, my first typing was also done on a manual typewriter. I know exactly what you are all talking about. So there.Betty Edithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495563207582931769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-7137836194067705592008-06-08T23:54:00.000-06:002008-06-08T23:54:00.000-06:00I haven't seen the movie, but it looks good. I lo...I haven't seen the movie, but it looks good. I love old films.<BR/><BR/>I remember the cassette tapes. We got our computer after that phase when there were 5 1/4" discs. I learned to type on a manual typewriter that took some major pinky strength to hit the return key.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006965209092245855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-7765223405069787662008-06-08T13:17:00.000-06:002008-06-08T13:17:00.000-06:00Many earthlings have seen and enjoyed this film, m...Many earthlings have seen and enjoyed this film, myself included.Olive Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-61083650245973105782008-06-08T00:59:00.000-06:002008-06-08T00:59:00.000-06:00No. No one has ever seen it. You are the only pe...No. No one has ever seen it. You are the only person in the world who has seen that movie. Weirdo.Betty Edithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495563207582931769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-83412301470593047292008-06-07T16:54:00.000-06:002008-06-07T16:54:00.000-06:00Has anyone ever seen On a Clear Day You Can See Fo...Has anyone ever seen <I>On a Clear Day You Can See Forever</I>?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066181/" REL="nofollow">Link to IMDb</A>Olive Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-4490567532147191462008-06-07T16:53:00.000-06:002008-06-07T16:53:00.000-06:00Betty, are you part alien?* * *Let's see--an abacu...Betty, are you part alien?<BR/><BR/>* * *<BR/><BR/>Let's see--an abacus, slate, manual typewriter, stick pen and bottle of ink.<BR/><BR/>If I think really hard, I can go back to papyrus.Olive Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-29040563468898550232008-06-07T13:47:00.000-06:002008-06-07T13:47:00.000-06:00Wow, cassette tapes??? I bet your abacus was old-...Wow, cassette tapes??? I bet your abacus was old-school too. :o)<BR/><BR/>You know what else looks more vibrant and beautiful in the rain? I do. I have glow-in-the-rain skin.Betty Edithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495563207582931769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-43072083649237292312008-06-07T00:58:00.000-06:002008-06-07T00:58:00.000-06:00Betty, I don't want to reveal my immense age. I me...Betty, I don't want to reveal my immense age. I mean, we didn't even have a PC until I was in sixth grade. And it saved data on cassette tapes. Can you believe that? Cassette tapes! Now that was a tedious process.<BR/><BR/>* * *<BR/><BR/>And Alicia, you most definitely SEE.Olive Kitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333932651047444824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-18838794877862567422008-06-06T08:53:00.000-06:002008-06-06T08:53:00.000-06:00I am continually amazed at how much detail you see...I am continually amazed at how much detail you see in the world. It makes me feel like I am just blindly going about life and not really seeing anything. That's why you're the writer, I think.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14006965209092245855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3690056796251418125.post-87464442597241449312008-06-05T14:49:00.000-06:002008-06-05T14:49:00.000-06:00Why don't you just call it the return key? I mean...Why don't you just call it the return key? I mean, besides the fact that no one calls it that anymore and that using that term would date you horribly; but otherwise, why not just call it the return key?<BR/><BR/>:o)Betty Edithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495563207582931769noreply@blogger.com