On Valentine’s Day my wife got me a really nice pen. At one point I had mentioned I was interested in trying a fountain pen again. I recall that I said it a little half-heartedly, so I’m fortunate that she filed it away. She bought me a Lamy Accentfountain pen and it changed my life.
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I walked into a pen store, today
I walked into a pen store, today, and felt extremely out-of-place. Well I should amend that — I walked into World Lux, a store that specializes in watches, luggage, “mens’ gear”, also fountain pens. And I felt out-of-place.
Kill the Buddha
I have been thinking about this a bit, lately. After years on his cushion, a monk has what he believes is a breakthrough: a glimpse of nirvana, the Buddhamind, the big pay-off. Reporting the experience to his master, however, he is informed that what has happened is par for the course, nothing special, maybe even [...]
Computers Are Magic
This morning I was simultaneously reading this article about the new Windows 8 interface and helping my brother with github. Had a sudden epiphany and point of empathy with technologically illiterate people. It basically boils down to: For the computer illiterate, Computers Really Are Magic Continue reading and I’ll explain what I mean.
Well that was quick
All of a sudden my daughter just started using lots of signs and real words and everything. It’s bizarre. Like shit just got real. There’s a little human in there, making her will known. Man, I’ve gotta stop saying things like “shit just got real”; both because she might repeat it, and because people who [...]
Link: My hometown is better than yours
My wife linked me to this article about Seattle. It’s all true. I like the idea that it’s sunset for 12 hours a day. Absolutely true, that. Basically it’s golden hour all day — which is probably why it looks gorgeous to me all the time. We do have some cloud-cover where we are right [...]
Phone (Android) Woes
I really want to like Android, but the phone manufacturers make it so hard. I have a Samsung Captivate, which is a Galaxy S phone. Really solid feeling, good specs. But Samsung filled it with bloated software and dicked with the UI. Ugh. This post is kind of a first-world-problem post, yo.
