Happy Father's Day, Papa Typospherians!

Enjoy the day. Be a real Papa and stand up to your typewriter

Relax and take the time out to study your favourite typewriter in great detail

By all means tune up your typewriter

But concentrate and don't just mindlessly fiddle with it

Or this might happen

And this

Remember to always handle your typewritten copy (and your children) with kid gloves

Because (hopefully) the kids will take the opportunity to show some gratitude

 And if they do, or even offer a peck on the cheek, don't just sit there blowing bubbles

Take the chance to do some deeply reflective writing

Grab a drink ...

 ... and sit outside, take in the wide open spaces

Or stay inside and listen to some music. Maybe Duke...

Or the Remington Typewriter Band ...

Or the Boston Pops (sorry, Typewriter) Orchestra.

Perhaps you could cha cha with your joyful wife, or partner, or Flamenco Rock to the sounds of Michelino

Or do the QWERTY Waltz, or join her in some mild exercise

Talking about partners, here are some great ideas

How about simply dressing up for the occasion, getting into the Sunday best?

And going for a drive

To visit a typewriter museum (though this one's in Western Australia)

Maybe you could spend the day catching up with some reading

Or visiting the farm and checking out the animals

Or you could spend it thinking up wonderful new typewriter ideas (Mr Bowker, I think, has lots of them)

Or going to watch some sport

Or simply hitting the road, Jack (on your bike Richard)

It would be great to REALLY travel, though ... somewhere exotic, somewhere far away ...a bit of camel riding and all that ... a safari maybe

Mind you, you could just put your feet up and think about it

And be given a bit of silence to do so, to concentrate

The whole idea, though, is to receive some WANTED gifts

Actually, our Father's Day Down Under is not until September 4. In the meantime, Rob might like to post me one of those marvellous Imperial brochures of his. This is what I got for the last Father's Day, and I'm still waiting for its partner. Anyone out there got a spare Underwood spool cover?

Anyway, have a good one, Dad ...

And if all else fails, you could always plan a type-in

This is especially for you, Ryan. Hope all went well in Tempe.