Slicing It Thin

Urology patient's nightmare

Amazon sells a ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors for $99, but a co-worker needed one the next day.

Fortunately a party supply store in San Francisco had one that we could rent for three (3) days at $45.

So off to SF on Thursday, the Friday event came off without a stitch hitch, then back to SF on Saturday to return the item.

That was cutting it close.

Not Totally Obsolete

The clearance rack at Staples consists almost entirely of typewriter ribbons. I looked for one that fits the one we have, to no avail.

We rarely use a typewriter--a Brother model stored in the back of a closet--but when it's needed it's really needed to fill out the odd government or commercial form.

The difference between "never use" and "rarely use" is a chasm, turning trash into treasure.