A few days ago, I was prodded into thinking about how much I use my pens and all that paper and ink I love to keep to hand. The question posed was, do I really use all this stuff as much as I think I do? I cast my eyes over the assemblage of pens, …
A Soft-Fine Pilot Falcon, and a Custom 74: Contrasting Similarities (aka Liam Neeson Didn’t Steal My Pen)
I have had a few Pilot pens in my collection over the years, including a much loved Custom 823. Tragically, the 823 was stolen during the after-hours of an academic conference some years ago, whilst I was attempting to prove the hypothesis that a yard of Young's Winter Warmer could indeed be consumed in less …
Lazy Sunday Afternoons… No Work, No Pens, No Worries
Having one of those Sundays where I was doing my absolute best to avoid any kind of actual work, I found myself passing by my wife's office. Her little sanctum is directly opposite my own, but far enough away that I'm not in any immediate danger of sitting at my computer. As I've said before, …
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Picking Up a Pelikan Souverän M600
A little while ago, I was lucky enough to add a Pelikan M200, with a fine M400 14K gold nib, to my pen case... and it has seen pretty much constant use ever since. At the time, I said it was a narrow decision between that, and the larger, but considerably more expensive M600. Also, …
The All-American Death of Democracy Fountain Pen!
*** ADVERTISING FEATURE THAT ISN'T REALLY*** Another Russian Give Away!! After yet another marketing drive for yet another red, white, and blue fountain pen called The Benjamin Franklin Christopher Robin All-American Freedom! Or some such other load of old crap that just doesn't exist under the current fascist regime, we have an alternative pen that …
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Not a Bad Day to Work in the Sunshine, Plus Zombies.
2019-07-29 It was Sunday, and being the confirmed atheist I am, I was working; but being just as confirmed in my indolence as my lack of religious faith, I was working about as not very hard as I could get away with, and with a large cup of cold-brew coffee and crushed ice to hand, …
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Getting Lucky with a Medium-Fine Sailor
On the whole, my handwriting (such as it is), is not flattered by a fine nib. I mean, it's pretty poor with almost any nib, but better with some than others, and fine, needle-like nibs, which can catch on paper fibers, make my handwriting look, to be blunt, bloody awful. Which can be a bit …
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