From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Probably a Good Pen?

January 11, 2010

Arun Prabhudesai has written an amusing post at Trak.in, his business blog, about a gel and ballpoint pen advertisement that appeared on the front page of the Times of India.

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(Some) MPs Have Expensive Tastes in Pens

January 8, 2010

When the Manchester Evening News recently mentioned an expense claim by a certain MP that included a pricey ink pen, we got curious. What other pen-related claims had been uncovered in the expense reports of MPs? Turns out, there have been a few. Gerald Kaufman, MP for Gorton, claimed £225 for a Viceroy Barley rollerball [...]

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A Whole New Meaning to "Exploding Pen"

January 8, 2010

You’d think the worst that could happen if an ink pen exploded would be a giant blue stain on your favourite white shirt. But take a look at this video that shows how easily a simple ballpoint pen can be converted into a dangerous bomb using a binary explosive. Don’t worry, it doesn’t reveal exactly [...]

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Say "Thank You" With a Note

January 7, 2010

Back home from the holidays and trying to decide whether to send out a round of handwritten thank-you notes? Of course, we highly recommend it. Thank-you notes only take a few minutes and are all but guaranteed to make your friends and loved ones feel a little extra post-holiday warmth. Plus, they give you yet [...]

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The Carnival (of Pen, Pencil and Paper) is in Town

January 7, 2010

Journaling Arts is hosting the sixth Carnival of Pen, Pencil and Paper this month, and there are links to lots of cool posts worth reading. Among them:

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The 24K Gold Pencil a Great Gift or a Designers Folly

January 7, 2010

Daisung Kim a Korean designer has introduced to the world his 24K gold pencils. The pencils are a standard graphite core wooden pencil covered in 99% pure gold and stamped with the lettering 24K Gold Pencil.  With gold prices currently at an all time high is this inspiration from Daisung Kim bringing out the pen at this time? City [...]

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