Where did July go? Summers used to be so much longer, maybe because I was younger. My little grandmother Ella as she aged said that it seemed that she went to bed on New Year's Day and the next morning was Christmas again. I know I have told you this before, but I am amazed at how much I feel the same way.
Not much browsing lately. It is just too hot for sitting and browsing, I guess. Here is some trivia I have collected.
Using the word photocopying is incorrect because photography didn't come around until later. I've always wondered if he used something like carbon paper.
This would be a real treasure since royalty does not sign autographs.
Mr. Matalik was a candidate of the United Nations Party.
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2 comments:
I am vaguely remembering our visit to Monticello a few years ago and seeing the contraption he used to make a copy of his letters. It was actually called a polygraph. Here is a link, in case you are interested: https://www.monticello.org/site/house-and-gardens/polygraph
Thank you for today's trivia. I think I'll pick up The Audacity of Hope from the library....seems appropriate for today. My best to you.
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