Write Like You Mean It

Love letters are written, not tweeted.  Resolutions are drafted, not instant messaged.  And as Charles Foster Kane (as played by Orson Welles) tried to underscore before he was himself corrupted - a declaration of principles is writ large, without fear or favor -

We live in some pretty crazy times, and the fast pace and access to instant communication has probably made all of us lazier than we should be.  We favor speed over content, immediacy over thoughtfulness.  That is also true in a lot of our communication tools.  And that is why I am so glad that Opus Mechan is still making pens by hand, one at a time.

Courtesy of Opus Mechan

This is the Musician in Northern Lights 3 from Opus Mechan in Michigan.

Courtesy of Opus Mechan

Words are easy.  Finding the right ones, and using them wisely?  How often have we all said or tweeted or instant messaged something that we truly regretted in hindsight?  That is something we all need to work on.  And as you look for that perfect tool to express yourself, I will be strongly considering one of these to draft my future articles.

Pick your words with care, use them to inform, not to harm or hurt.  Build a bridge with your ideas.

Peace.

Better Than An Apple For The Teacher

From Montegrappa -

Courtesy of Montegrappa

As an English Teacher and now responsible for an adult education program here on the North Shore, this one speaks to me.  This is the Teacher's Pen.

Courtesy of Montegrappa

Obviously a little under the radar as Montegrappa has a lot of dazzling pens, but for the teachers out there and the people who love them, this is something pretty cool.

Courtesy of Montegrappa

Here are the pertinents -

                       FEATURES

Material: resin

Trim: steel

Nib: steel

Filling System: converter, cartridge

Packaging: special

Length: 141 mm

Diameter: 14.7 mm

Weight: 31.00 gr

Reflecting on Life's Impermanence with Edelberg

This is Edelberg's "To Be Or Not To Be".  It is based on their Sloop model.

Courtesy of Edelberg

And it's not a bad press release, so here's the info straight from Zug -

BaselWorld - It's a Jungle IN THERE!

So it seems clear that the folks at Edelberg don't like to sit back and wait for trends. They like to set them!

The Pen Is Mightier - part deux

As a compromise between the watch lover in me, and the pen devotee DNA I inherited from my father, a solution has presented itself -



Courtesy of Totally Worth It

This is the perfect gift for the pen loving watch collector - or vice-versa!  A Tourbillon pen!

This is one of the many examples available from Totally Worth It.  Check out the entire collection here -

www.TotallyWorthIt.com

The Pen is Mightier...

BaselWorld never fails to hold at least one surprise for me, this past year there were several, not the least of which was a pen company!

Courtesy of Edelberg

This is one of Edelberg's newest creations - a collaboration with Artya.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and in this case they may well be right.

For more info. on Edelberg, check out their home page -

http://www.edelberg.ch