Do you ever reminisce about something in your life that was instrumental or impactful in some way? Such was the case as we undertook downsizing of our “stuff” (remember George Carlin’s monologue?).

Ron Saba forcefully snaps each key on an old Olympia typewriter he’s opened up on his workbench. Meticulously, he wipes down the letters and sprays some sewing machine oil into the mechanics. When ...