Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway

Ah, the no work done thing: this I can explain. (You may disagree, but I can explain.) If it's pristine and utterly untouched by anything that looks like work, this is a sign that the office is so very efficient that your work will get done without leaving a trace.

I'm not sure lydy would say she was old enough, but she did know about it anyway.

We are not trying to make the typewriter thing spring up. We just want the door that used to cover it to go back on its hinges, and some of the wood involved is wearing badly with age. So we shall see. Step one is to make a better effort myself and/or with the Mark's help. Step two is to enlist my father. Step three is to determine whether, if one and two fail, I would rather enlist a professional or buy a new desk. On the one hand, it's my grandfather's desk. On the other hand, that means it's not optimized for computer work at all, or for computer work by me in particular. So there will be thinking, if we get to that point.

But thank you for the offer; much appreciated.