Also, as I was writing the quote in my journal, I was using a new fountain pen I bought recently that I thought you might like to know about. It’s a Pilot Plumix fountain pen. It’s one of the best I’ve ever used and I love fountain pens. The nib is nice and sturdy. It’s not expensive…about $15. It has an air tight twist cap made of hard plastic to cover and protect all the workings as well as the nib. I’ve had some very, very expensive fountain pens over my life time, and this is one of the best ever. The problem I’ve had in the past is that the ink dries on the workings and nib and ruins the pen. I live in a very dry atmosphere (Utah), so it’s almost impossible to keep the nibs in good working order for very long once the ink dries. But since this has the air-tight, screw on cap, I haven’t had any problem with dried ink in the feed, breather hole, tines, ink channels or tip of the nib itself. I’m loving using it. Plus, it comes in fun pen colors with some interesting ink colors as well. It uses ink cartridges. If you like fountain pens, you might want to try it out. I bought mine on line at Quill Supply, but I’ve since found them on Amazon. I’m very pleased with it.

Thanks as always for your blog and many resources. I greatly appreciate both.