Packed into a wooden cigar box, the Forgetful Gentleman Correspondence System is a set of understated, classy notecards for the dignified man. The box contains 12 letterpress cards with envelopes including birthday, thank you, congratulations, love and blank to cover a full year’s worth of sending situations. There is even a booklet included to help…
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Travel Week: Packing Tips
With just a few days left before I leave on my 3-week adventure, I needed all the packing advice I could find. So, here’s a series of links filled with packing advice: Packing light (via EF College Break) 10 tips for Traveling Well, Air Travel (via Delightfully Tacky) Taking the Problems Out of Packing (via…
Lamy Studio Brushed Stainless Steel with 1.1mm nib
I have been wanting to try a Lamy pen without the plastic grip guides for “proper holding” for sometime. All of the low-end Lamys (Safari, Al-Star, Joy, Vista and ABC) feature this grip which helps a lot of people but as a left-hander who overwrites, it is a pain to use. So, I decided to…
Mac Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone
Mac Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone While on the subject of Mac hardware, this link helps take a bit of the guesswork out of when to buy your Mac hardware. (tip via SweetMacTips)
Its taken me awhile to warm up to
Its taken me awhile to warm up to the idea of using my iPhone as a camera but I’m finally starting to enjoy the immediacy I have and all the fun and funky apps that let me manipulate the less-than-high-quality images into something interesting. Thanks to apps like Hipstamatic ($1.99 with additional “packs” for about…
During the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social purpose was considered bad manners.
During the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social purpose was considered bad manners. The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card is a great primer for the modern use of calling cards for men AND for women. Even in the current environment of Facebook, Twitter, email and texting, sometimes you want…
Typewriters and the authors who used them. wanemag: Smith Journal is a new publication for discerning gents (and ladies who like reading about discerning gents). It’s heads-up and hands-on. A friendly guide to all things creative, intriguing, genuine and funny – full of stories, people, adventures, interesting conversations and gentlemanly style. The people behind Smith…
