RelaxingASMR

I wasn't going to, but glad I did.

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I made this video to show off my new water lanterns I recently purchased. I hope you enjoy it. This time of year can be hectic, so remember to take some time for yourself to just be still, quiet, and at peace. Thank you for being a patron:)
R

1980 OTASCO Christmas Catalog!

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I hope this post finds you well. In this video I want to take you back to 1980 with this vintage OTASCO catalog. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you for your patronage!

Time for a crossword puzzle!

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It's been a while since I did a crossword, and I was recently in the mood to work one, so as usual, I recorded it. I hope you enjoy it and also hoping it brings you a little bit of peace during this busy time of year.

R

Making a list

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Here is a short list making video. Hope you like it:)

I now have a Blue Peacock!

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I finally finished my latest video. I hope you like it. It is another Hongdian pen. I've been impressed by the Hongdians that I have already tested, so thought I'd do another video on one. I just checked my Amazon account to see when I purchased this Blue Peacock, and it turns out that it's been sitting in a box here since last February. Let's crack it open and try it out!

As always, thank you so much for being a patron. I'm amazed that you like my videos so much t...

Pilot Vanishing Point Clone

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I have stumbled across a $30 alternative to the $200 Pilot Vanishing Point fountain pen and will show it to you in this video along with some other things. I hope you enjoy the video.

Here is a little poem about obtaining a vanishing point pen for $170 less than the Pilot brand.

In a pen shop downtown, where treasures do gleam,

I found a Pilot Vanishing Point, the stuff of sweet dreams.

Its nib like a whisper, its body a song,

A be...

A Tribute to the Shutterbugs of the World

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This project has been sitting on my computer for years. I've decided to finish it up so that I can get it off of the computer because the hard disk is so full that I can't edit my latest video LOL. This video project was inspired by my love of photography. Hope you like it. I'll let you in on a little secret...95% of these video clips did not have any audio. I had to add it...even the shutter noises.

My largest Pen I believe

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Hope this post finds you well. I've had this pen for months and very happy to finally try it out. I've grown quite fond of this pen. Turns out it's a really nice writer, plus it's so much more affordable than the Pilot Custom Irushi that it was copied after.

Thank you all for your patronage:)

R

I have a new over-the-top fountain pen!

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I've had this pen for a while and I'm happy to finally unbox and use it. I've been using the pen daily since making this video and have concluded that it may be the best writer I have in terms of smoothness. I hope you enjoy the video. As always, thank you for your patronage; It is not taken for granted. Thank you:)

A Little to the Left

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Hope you all are doing fine. Summer has just began and it has been so incredibly hot. Still managed to do I nice bike ride on Friday (not near as hot on wooded trails). speaking of weather, was anyone reading this affected by the tornado outbreak in Wisconsin Saturday evening? That was crazy!

I attended another model train show recently and will somehow incorporate some of that film footage in a video. I am considering making a video of just random video clips as I ...

I Saved This Just for THIS ASMR Moment!

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I hope this post finds you well. I've been fine. Staying busy these days looking after myself mentally and physically. I've neglected myself the past few years and so there has been a slew of doctor and dentist appointments lately as I get myself all checked out, looking for a clean bill of health so I can move forward and get some sort of routine dialed in before charging forward in life. Did a 25-mile bicycle ride yesterday and wouldn't have minded doing another today, ...

Let's Review the Guggenhein IX Shears

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In this video I'm going to unbox and review the Guggenhein IX Professional Tailor Shears. I was thoroughly impressed by these and I think you will be too.

Thank you for being a patron:)

R

I Broke It!

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Hope this message finds you as well as can be. Quite a few viewers suggested that I not force myself to make a video for the sake of the YT channel and I sort of temporarily took that to heart as I adjust to this new chapter of my life. My desire though is to create videos more regularly. I recorded this video weeks ago and have been struggling in post processing to correct the audio. I helped it some, but still, i'm not satisfied. I can be my own worst critic sometimes L...

This fountain pen has such a large nib

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I hope this video finds you well wherever you may be. I seem to be managing and recently felt like trying out a new pen that had caught my eye on Amazon while shopping for a bathroom floor mat. I wasn't sure what to expect but you know me, I'm a sucker for the color green. Turns out the pen comes with a no. 8 size nib. Unless I have forgotten, I don't think I own a fountain pen with such a large nib. It had a springiness to it that made it fun to write with and I'm lookin...

Who doesn't like browsing Antique Shops?

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I hope this post finds you well and that Santa treated you fairly. Thanks for your ongoing support and encouragement:)

R

Grandpa Drove a Zippy Little Car

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I Hope this video finds you doing well. Christmas is approaching like a runaway train and I feel like I'm on the track with my foot stuck in the rail LOL. I put up the Christmas tree today and as expected, the cat thinks she has to try to eat it. I have managed to get all the gifts bought for my grandchildren and plan to wrap those tomorrow and get them under the tree so it doesn't look so bare. I'm going to forgo the outdoor lights this year. I may end up getting the man...

Time to "Spin" again.

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Thank you for staying with me over the last few years as my wife and I navigated some of life's not so pleasant roads. As her conditioned worsened, my video uploads became more and more infrequent. Lack of regular uploads is one of the worst things a YT content creator can do, yet, you stuck with me through all of it and I appreciate you so much. I'm going to attempt to get back on track and I'll start with this video. I hope you like it.

R

Hope you like this one.

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Finally managed to get this one out of post production. It's been languishing there for a while now. Post production is where I polish up the video some, removing dead space from things like interruptions or having to walk away from the camera during the video for some reason (once the camera is rolling it doesn't stop until I'm finished). I also use post to smooth out the audio a little in places where the sounds may have been too harsh. Let me know if I missed something...

Story Time

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Hope this post finds you doing well. Sorry for the delay in new content; most of you know a little  about my situation. Finally found time to record the story. Have not found time yet to make a proper thumbnail for the video yet but will soon. I hope you enjoy this as it is a bit different from the type of thing you usually see from me:)

Oh, and as for the subtitle; that is just a feeble attempt to get the YT algorithm to notice me lol.

Feel free to criti...

Let's step back in time to 1969

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Hope this post finds you well. Sorry for not posting as much as I like. I don't want to sound like a broken record but most of you understand my current life situation with my wife's health.

This has always been one of my favorite catalogs and I hope you like it as much as I do. Whoever though that a store called Western Auto would have so much great stuff in it that isn't even automotive related.

Here is a new video - hope you like it

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I hope this post finds you doing well. Thought I'd show you some pencils along with my latest mechanical pencil acquisition.

Thank you for your kind patronage:)

A look at what I have in my EDC Pouch

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Hope you are well. Two or three videos ago, I said I would show you the contents of my EDC pouch. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for being a patron!

Batteries and Torinos

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I hope this video upload finds you well. The last video I posted, the Radio Shack catalog, was a desperation post LOL. Believe it to not, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, my wife was in the hospital again for another week and so I wasn't recording any of my activities because my only activities was taking care of her. At the time though, I did have a video in post production that I had been struggling with to correct the audio. I probably should not have ...

We are out of the hospital!

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After 2 weeks in the hospital we are back home. My wife, though not fully recovered yet, feels much better. I wasn't sick at all but did stay with her during her stay. Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, and kind words. We made it home yesterday evening and today I jumped right into finishing up the post editing of this video that I had recorded sometime back. Hope you enjoy it.

Just appreciating a die cast model car

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I hope this video finds you well. I took this car from the display cabinet so as to take a better look at it. In the process I give it a good dusting off. I hope the video relaxes you. Personally, I had a hard time keeping my eyes open during the editing process. Thank you for being a patron:)

1971 Time Capsule Sleep Aid

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I hope this video finds you well. I had mentioned TV guides in a video recently so I figured I should go ahead and show one. Hope you find it interesting and relaxing. As always, thank you for being a patron:)

R

I received a toy for Christmas!

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hope you like this video. Thank you for you for supporting my channel!

R

Merry Christmas Everybody

I hope this video finds you doing well. It's Christmas Eve at the time of this post and I somehow managed to record the second half of the Sharper Image catalog just in time for Christmas. This video will finish out the catalog series and I'll be moving on to different subject matter after this. Merry Christmas to you and yours and thank you for supporting my channel:)

R

Will I choose this or that?

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I hope this video finds you well. Seems as though a lot of folks have been asking for a this-or-that video and it seems like a good time of year for it so I sat down recently and filmed part 1 of a Sharper Image catalog.

Thank you so much for being the biggest fans of my videos. You are appreciated very much:)

Let's flip through an entire 1993 Christmas Catalog

Hey everybody. Hope you are doing well. For some reason I have not been getting any cool catalogs in the mail so I pulled an oldie but a goody off of the shelf to flip through. Hope you like it.

Thank you for your support of this thing that I do:)