And the winner of the Retro 51 Tornado is: Congrats, Chris! You should be receiving an email from me to make arrangements to send you your Retro 51! Thanks to everyone who entered to win! I was totally blown away with the response. Special thanks to JetPens for making this happen!
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Still Searching for a Google Reader Replacement
There’s only a couple of weeks left before Google turns off Reader for good and I’ve yet to make a decision about what service I will use as a replacement. There is a site listing the most popular alternatives as mentioned by hashtag on Twitter called ReplaceReader. Feedly is topping the list at present but…
Render K, I think I love you.
After my appearance on the Pen Addict podcast a few weeks ago, some of my more definitive statements about things were brought to light, including my recommendation of the Sherpa over a Render K in the Holiday Gift Guide Rebuttal. It lead to the fine folks at Karas Kustoms offering to open my mind to…
Oh, so Retro… 51, that is: Retro 51 Tornado Review
The Retro 51 Tornado Review After lots of teasing and cajoling, I have finally given in and purchased a Retro 51 Tornado ($21 through our favorite online retailer, JetPens). I wanted to buy one of the Vintage Surf models but decided spending $55+ on a limited edition model pen that I wasn’t sure if I…
Ink Drop Reveal for May 2013: Favorites
I am sorry I waited so long to show off the great collection of ink favorites from the Ink Drop for May 2013. This selection is called “Because We Felt Like It” from the Goulet Pens staff as opposed to the trend lately of creating a theme for each month. The colors are all right…
Moleskine Postal Notes and other new stuff
On App.net yesterday, there were some conversations about the Moleskine Postal Notes so I thought I’d mention them here. I know Moleskine takes a lot of ribbing from the paper elite but they do make some beautiful albeit not-all-that-fountain-pen-friendly products. First, there are the postal notes. They are available as a note card or as…
Ask The Desk: Stationery
Yesterday on Twitter Roxtime asked Where do you buy writing paper? When she asked, I had just posted a photo of my outgoing mail on Instagram so I assumed she meant stationery rather than bound notebooks and the like. There are lots of lovely options for stationery and writing paper but, like notebooks, each option…