Welcome to Wednesday Link Love brought to you by the inside of my local MINI dealership. Don’t worry, I am not throwing my beloved Fat Charlie (2009 MINI Cooper in BRG) out but I thought you all would be amused to see the Hot Wheels JCW MINI Cooper S sitting in the lobby. I’m actually…
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Giveaway: Galen Leather Writer’s Medic Bag (Crazy Horse Forest Green)
In honor of Memorial Day weekend, I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate with a giveaway. This is one of the original prototype Galen Leather Writer’s Media Bag in Crazy Horse Forest Green (retail price $219). The gang at Galen gave this to me at the DC Pen Show a couple years ago. I…
Link Love: Patently Awesome
What are the odds that a post about a book about patents would show the page featuring the 1930s patent drawing from Parker Pens? On my planet, always. What I wouldn’t have expected is that the patent was filed by Kenneth Parker. Did he actually design the pen or did someone on his staff? I…
Pen Review: Sharpie S-Gel and Roller Pens
When I saw that Sharpie had expanded their pen line-up to include gel and rollerball pens, I couldn’t resist giving this Big Box brand a quick look. I have always been a fan of the Sharpie Pen (the felt tip/fiber tip version) and, of course, the ubiquitous alcohol-based Sharpie Markers for labelling boxes and other…
Link Love: Up, Down or Over?
Today’s intro is going to be a little brief. This weekend I came down with a cold. By Sunday, I had to wonder… is it a cold? So, in a torrential downpour on Sunday, I went for a COVID-19 test, just to be sure. It was negative. Yeah, I don’t have the ‘rona. But I…
What’s Up With “A” sizing?
In the stationery world, there are two types of “A” sizing: the European paper-based “A” designation and the US system based on envelope sizes, specifically envelopes referred to as “A” size or Announcement envelopes. The A-sized envelopes are frequently used for greeting cards, invitations and personal stationery. The envelope sizes specifically correlate to the size…
Link Love: Cat(ch)-22 Edition
First, the USPS Droids stamps are out and available. When Bob picked up some at the local post office, the woman behind the counter said “these seem to be very popular”. Duh. These ARE the Droids we’re looking for. This week, we had so many delightful cat links, our favorite pet gets its own cat-egory.…