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I too just love fountain pens. I use a couple for everyday - my favorite is
a Lamy $24.95 special that is the best writing pen I have. I also use a
Pilot retractable (it's like a click ballpoint, except it's a fountain pen).
I have a couple of very pricey ones (including a Pelikan, an SJ Dupont, and
a Waterman Opera) for more formal occasions such as signing a deed, large
check, or important documents. I guess I have about a dozen different
fountain pens.
Not into pencils - wooden or mechanical. I even do the NY Times crossword
puzzle on Sunday with ... a fountain pen.
Call me antiquated, or even antediluvian. Atavistic even.
When I write for work, however, I use a keyboard. Logitech Wireless with
Wireless mouse.
John
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From: Suzanne Chiles [mailto:suzchiles -at- pobox -dot- com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:15 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Pinsky poem in the Atlantic "Jar of Pens"
I'm a fountain pen person. I use a cheap Waterford for every day and
commuting, and a Pelikan 600 for home. I also use mechanical pencils. Alas,
I'm extremely picky about my mechanical pencil. It has to be a Techniclick
by Pentel ... no other will do. I love good wooden pencils, but good ones
are so hard to find. I ordered a box of German wooden pencils a few years
back, but they're all gone now.
Suzanne
>
> Being an inveterate pen person, I was pleased by this.
>
> The question is: Are all writers pen people? Or mechanical pencil people?
>
> S Ryan
> Writer & Editor
> "Niente senza gioia"
> sryan at sryan dot com
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