I moved in for a closer inspection and saw that they also had some vintage-y typewriters and books displayed.
I did learn how to type on a typewriter, though. I took typing in 10th grade and had Mrs. Walz. She had severed the tendon in her forefinger on one of her hands, so it would never bend - it just pointed out straight. She could still type like a mofo, though. She was also quite a stickler. We had to learn how center headings by counting off and using some weird formula (something about 60 and 30?). Indenting was five spaces and I think you had to make something like 5 carriage returns to start at the right place on the page. Gawd. I feel so old.
Thank the Lord for computers! They're new fangled, but I think they're here to stay. But I wonder if Mrs. Walz still has a typewriter?
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