Oh, and “mind sticker?”

I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1971, when I was 13 years old.

I saw the live performance the week of recording--it was fantastic.  This is one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

I tried one episode.

I knew what “fag” and “faggot” meant when I was in high school in the ‘70s. The particular social group I was part of didn’t use the word, but we all knew what it meant.

There are some things that (most) everyone does well, and there are some things for which that’s not the case—but there is a far greater number of things that some people like, and some people don’t (not to mention that some people like some of the time, and not all of the time).

Nah, this has been over the course of decades, and I have a policy against keeping pens of any sort that don’t work. I likely binned them within days from frustration.  But the next time I want to get an XF Lamy, I will buy it and test it in person.

Nah, this has been over the course of decades, and I have a policy against keeping pens of any sort that don’t work.…

Oh, I have been using fountain pens since Sheaffer school pens in the mid-’60s. I have owned dozens. But in 1986, my now-spouse gave me a Mont Blanc 144 as an engagement gift. I’ve used it in graduate school, in my software career, as a law student and now as a lawyer. I’m fascinated by other pens as well (hence my…

Oh, I have been using fountain pens since Sheaffer school pens in the mid-’60s. I have owned dozens. But in 1986, my…

Not the worst thing in the world, but.

Interesting. I have used XF nibs for decades on Sheaffer and Mont Blanc pens with various inks and had no trouble at all... I have a Pilot Metropolitan that I use a bit less (because it’s comparatively heavy, like some old Sheaffer Targas) and it writes such a very narrow line that I’ve been tempted to see what…

Interesting. I have used XF nibs for decades on Sheaffer and Mont Blanc pens with various inks and had no trouble…

I may do, once it’s safe again (pandemic ends or I’m vaccinated) since I (used to) visit NYC every few months.

I may do, once it’s safe again (pandemic ends or I’m vaccinated) since I (used to) visit NYC every few months.

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,…