Pretty much.  Though you can’t swerve on rollers.  Well, you CAN, but the results are rather more interesting than you want them to be...

Aside from politics, I wanted to like New Balance, but couldn’t.

I’m no lawyer, but it sounds like a stretch to claim that Trump was acting “officially” in his role as the leader of the United States while dismissing personal accusations about events that allegedly occurred decades before he set foot in office. But hey, what do I know?

Rollers are not for the faint of heart!

Yes, purchased new. This is over a period of many years (30 or so), but at least on the last couple that I tried I was using a converter (with J. Herbin ink, which flows perfectly in my other pens, maybe even a little wet). If you have a working XF Safari, I’d love to see it in action.  Ideally, the pen should float…

Yes, purchased new. This is over a period of many years (30 or so), but at least on the last couple that I tried I…

Sorry..should have been “light most favorable.”  But you get the idea.

Remember the “to the pain” reference in The Princess Bride?

In the law, we sometimes have to take things “in the best light possible to the party.” So let’s try that here:

That’s probably the reason I lean to XF nibs; in grad school I could get legal pads that took ink very well, especially with finer nibs. For a while, Moleskine paper absolutely sucked in terms of feathering/bleeding, even with XF, but they seem to have improved. The best paper I’ve used, bar none, is (looks around for…

That’s probably the reason I lean to XF nibs; in grad school I could get legal pads that took ink very well,…

OK.  My apologies to you, too.

OK.  My apologies to you, too.

Thanks.  I’ll look just like those Facebook ads!

Thanks.  I’ll look just like those Facebook ads!

I bought several of them new. The ink simply would not flow. If I forced the nib, I could get a little ink for a minute or two, and then it would go dry again. I tried these pens for several weeks. I suspect that Lamy’s steel nibs aren’t manufactured to quite the same tolerance as those of, say, Mont Blanc (the MB of…

I bought several of them new. The ink simply would not flow. If I forced the nib, I could get a little ink for a…

One of my pens is 30+ years old. I figure it’s saved landfills from holding hundreds of $1 pens.

One of my pens is 30+ years old. I figure it’s saved landfills from holding hundreds of $1 pens.

Herbin bottled ink is excellent...and not at all expensive.  Good paper is harder to find, alas...

Herbin bottled ink is excellent...and not at all expensive.  Good paper is harder to find, alas...

I had a number of Safaris over the years and hated them all...until I realized something. You can read my apology to Lamy here:

I had a number of Safaris over the years and hated them all...until I realized something. You can read my apology to…

When you’re a hobbyist, you look for chances to build things. At 13, coming up with a simple circuit that would do I wanted and then proving it would work was the real reward. Coming back from a camping vacation with my parents and telling them they ought to check the food in the freezer was just gravy.

1. There are other valuable things than computers, but OK.

1. There are other valuable things than computers, but OK.

When I lived in Chicago, I was robbed twice. First time, three guys converged on me and politely requested that I remove all cash from my wallet and hand it to them. The second time, I was looking down the very large barrel of a handgun while the gentleman requested my cash. At the time, I was wearing a very…

When I lived in Chicago, I was robbed twice. First time, three guys converged on me and politely requested that I…

40 years ago?  Relays were obsolete by that time!  In 1980, SCRs were where it was at!

Concur.  Digital electronics have changed my world for the better!