It is a Fisher Space Pen, black bullet style with a clip. The Space Pen is the kind that writes upside down and that the NASA astronauts have used since 1969.
If you are a Seinfeld fan, you’ll remember fondly Season 3 Episode 5 which is about a space pen that after reluctantly accepting the pen, Jerry returns because he realizes the gift offer was disingenuous.
A fine pen does not have to be expensive. It has to inspire you to write and flow the ink well when you do. It has to fit your hand both in size and weight. With the right pen in your pocket, you look forward to signing your name and would never dream of using the public string attached teller pen, even if it takes a couple of more seconds to produce your personal writing instrument.
My appreciation for pens comes from my father. In his early years he always had a nice desk pen set with both a ball point and a fountain pen. I was welcome to use the ball point. But no one was allowed to use the fountain pen because he said the nib gets used to the particular angle at which each writer holds the pen and another user can ruin the pen. That’s when I learned that pens are personal. He was right.
He later called me to ask if I had “inadvertently” kept his special pen. I didn’t want him to suspect me so I went and bought him a new one and presented it in the box saying I was sorry I left his pen unattended. (Yes I also deal with a guilty conscience.) To my astonishment, he had either found his or already replaced it and refused my gift.
I decided to keep it but I rarely use it. Really it is a little light for my taste and I don’t like to pull it out because everyone knows the Mont Blanc symbol and it’s too flashy and nouveau riche.
A Cross Tablet pen my wonderful wife gave me on my first Father’s Day. Just because you go paperless does not mean you have to give up style and comfort. (Does not work with my new Dell XT but I blame Dell for their egregious design flaw. It might be reason enough to return to Toshiba. Anyone interested in a gently used XT?)
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Welcome to the Blogosphere, Sweetie! I am, of course, going to say for the record that I (not Tony McCollum) "knew instinctively" that you would like that pen, and thus told Tony so. He then proceeded to steal my thunder by giving you the pen. Give full credit where credit is due!!!
A good woman is hard to find,
and worth far more than diamonds.
Her husband trusts her without reserve,
and never has reason to regret it.
Never spiteful, she treats him generously
all her life long.
Proverbs 31:10-12 MSG
What are you trying to say???
when I used to sell cars for a living (it was a short-lived and painful, yet remarkable prosperous career venture.) a fellow explained why he kept a mount blanc pen with him at his desk: "you don't ask somebody to sign for a fine, thirty thousand dollar autombile with a plastic, thirty cent writing utensil." coincidentally, at that dealership nobody signed anything until they got back to the finance office, where I think they used thirty cent plastic bics. but I got his point.
he didn't last much longer in the car business than I did.
i'm with your spouse...i think i see the lord's sandal in the sky...:)
yay ren! this is the perfect time for me to say hasta luego to the blog world...
ang, the pony has giddyupped and is off into the sunset, searching for happier trails and steno pads.
Will wonders never cease?
Welcome to the blogosphere, Ren!!!
the pen, mightier than the sword...
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