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pentar757

pentar757
Date Joined: February 1, 2020
Last Online: December 17, 2022
Birthday: August 1
Country: United States
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About Me

I am a retired male living in Kentucky who enjoys sending and receiving snail mail. I worked in information technology for several decades. I primarily worked in hospitals but also was employed by a hospice for several years.

I send and receive a lot of postcards -- 5 to 7 each week. I exchange cards and letters regularly with several correspondents. I have a good friend with whom I have been exchanging postcards for almost 40 years. We were roommates during graduate school. We exchanged postcards one summer and continued the practice as our lives took us to different places.

I like to send letters, greeting cards, and note cards as well as postcards.

Favorite Television

I don't watch much television, but there are a few shows I follow and enjoy:

  • Modern Family
  • Last Man Standing
  • Fresh Off the Boat

I enjoy some of the British comedies and mysteries, including:

  • Last of the Summer Wine
  • Keeping Up Appearances
  • Still Open All Hours
  • Midsomer Murders
  • Inspector Morse, Inspector Lewis, and Endeavour series
  • Doctor Who
  • Wallander
  • Sherlock
  • The Last Detective

Several shows I liked very much ended and I miss them:

  • Big Bang Theory
  • Elementary
  • Speechless

My guilty pleasure is watching Ice Road Truckers and Yukon Gold. Not funny or educational but I find them interesting. Nobody's perfect, right?

Favorite Books

I read a lot, both books and magazines. Some of my favorite books are:

  • Strange But True by John Searles
  • Chronicles of St Mary’s series by Jodi Taylor
  • Liturgical Mysteries series by Mark Schweizer
  • Now: The Physics of Time by Richard Muller
  • Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Bauckham
  • Dr. Thorndyke Mystery series by R. Austin Freeman
  • pretty much everything by Philip K. Dick
  • The Sisters of Sinai by Janet Soskice,
  • Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

I also spend time in Bible study, both in groups and alone. My favorite book of the Bible is Ruth, and my favorite gospel is Luke.

Favorite Movies

I used to watch movies very often but now I don't watch as many. When I watch a movie I usually rent it (I miss having a neighborhood video store) and I generally watch mysteries, comedies or science fiction.

Some movies I enjoyed in the not too distant past are:

  • Avatar
  • Men in Black I & II
  • Lord of the Rings
  • Star Wars series
  • Crazy Rich Asians
  • Terminator
  • Bladerunner
  • Sully
  • The Hunger Games
  • Minions
  • Despicable Me
  • Wallace & Gromit
  • Se7en
  • Being There

Postcards

Postcards featuring churches, monasteries, convents or other religious buildings or sites are especially appreciated. But those aren't the only cards I like.

My taste in postcards is very broad. I like vintage cards (the older the better), humorous cards, photos of country scenes, parks and city streets, flowers, animals, people (famous or not), works of art, space, trains, dinosaurs -- almost anything you can think of. I like black & white as well as color postcards. If there's a postcard you've been holding on to because you're not sure someone would like it, then send it to me -- my tastes are quite broad. The only postcards I don't care much for are multi-views but I won't reject or one or lower a rating because of receiving one. I also like stamps so I appreciate it if one uses older stamps or a mixture of smaller denominations.

But these are only guidelines and not specifications -- feel free to send anything.

Ratings

HadesMonster rated for Random Postcard Swap on Jan 3, 2023
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Comment: Thank you for the tree PC!
CMBOND rated for Christmas Card Swap on Dec 21, 2022
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Comment: Thank you very much. Have a wonderful Christmas 🎄
Cicely321 rated for Christmas Card Swap on Dec 21, 2022
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Comment: Thank You ~ Merry Christmas!
patty rated for Christmas Card Swap on Dec 19, 2022
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simcoe54 rated for Vintage Landscape PCs #2 on Dec 4, 2022
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Comment: Thanks for resending these great vintage pcs.
Jbondbull rated for PH: Send 3 Postcards #47 on Nov 30, 2022
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Comment: Thankyou for the awesome postcards.
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Comment: Thank you for the card! :⁠-⁠) The Biltmore is on my bucket list, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Comment: Thank you so much for the lovely postcards ❤️❤️
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Comment: Thanks!
myancey rated for ANY CARD AND FOLLOW THE PROMPT #34 on Nov 16, 2022
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Comment: 11.16 as of today I have not rcvd this. No worries tho. Have a good day it does show up in my informed delivery so it may still show up physically today is November 17 your mail had been delivered to my neighbor I am so thankful that I got this vintage PC and all your great answers thank you so much have a good day
Response: Thank you. I hope it shows up. I'm gad t finally showed up. Thanks for letting me know.
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Comment: Thank you for resending this swap to me. I remember one of our neighbors making popcorn balls one year for Halloween. That was fun. I, too, always looked forward to going trick or treating, It was always so much fun! Thanks for sharing your memories with me. Happy swapping. Hugs, Brenda
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Comment: TYVM Richard for the Vintage PC of a Fort, in Tacoma, WA. Pretty neat looking! 😀Have a great day!
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Comment: TYVM for the nice Christmas 🎄 card. Merry Christmas 🎁🎄
lostinavalon rated for TELL ME #9 on Nov 15, 2022
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Comment: Thank you so much for the neat postcard of St. Albans, Vt. Its counterpart in England was once called Verulamium and its Roman ruins can be seen at the park there. Have a happy day!
Response: Very interesting. Thanks!
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card. I don’t think I could handle nursing either.
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Comment: Thank you so much for the beautiful card! Merry Christmas! Have a wonderful day! Hugs, Diane
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Comment: Thanks 🙏 Nice having a man in a swap. Care to write feel free Thanks 🙏 Christine
bestdayever rated for TELL ME #9 on Nov 13, 2022
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Comment: Thank you for the beautiful card … the colors are so very vibrant for a vintage card! Imagine if the leisure suit returns…or men in platform shoes, or worse…the Lincoln Towncar of the 1970s lol. Happy swapping!
minniepic rated for PH: Send 2 Postcards #44 on Nov 13, 2022
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Comment: Thank you so very much for the awesome postcards you chose for me❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely card and the 2 Antique Linen postcards ! I love them!! ! I love the note you wrote inside about your childhood Halloween! My fondest memory is making my own costumes! One year I was a Penguin and my cousin was a shark! hah!! I hope your Halloween was happy! x Gabi

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Comments

Karen07 on May 27, 2020:

Thank for the thank you! I do appreciate the stickers and bookmarks. Very useful stuff! Hope to swap with you again soon! - Karen

dmwcheng on Mar 3, 2020:

You put a lot of thought and care into your mail. I truly appreciate the effort. Thank you, Richard.

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