tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post5100457411293541738..comments2024-03-13T16:06:11.396-05:00Comments on the anti-soma: Interesting...Heroditus Huxleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-4392024142190783502018-03-08T07:14:45.622-06:002018-03-08T07:14:45.622-06:00And thank you for pointing out the Sowell books. ...And thank you for pointing out the Sowell books. They were a huge relief. The imp speaks well, and is doing well in a fast-paced private Christian school. He's snitched fountain pens and taken them to school a couple times, and isn't writing with ink, yet. He is, on the other hand, writing in cursive (as is his little sister--they start in 1st grade).Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-6222254986710678382018-03-08T07:10:27.870-06:002018-03-08T07:10:27.870-06:00Those "space pens" have their uses (ther...Those "space pens" have their uses (there are some things, like carbon copies, that fountain pens don't work well for), but I really do prefer a good fountain pen for damn near everything. I even found a few inks that work well on receipt paper!Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-52909997333528548042018-03-07T23:11:21.004-06:002018-03-07T23:11:21.004-06:00PS Stinking space pens.
PS Stinking space pens.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198944158443979863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-44651753728415047272018-03-07T23:10:26.327-06:002018-03-07T23:10:26.327-06:00Heroditus, I was the guy who turned you on to Thom...Heroditus, I was the guy who turned you on to Thomas Sowell's book on late talking children. The fountain pen post<br />reminded me of a quote by Albert Einstein: The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.<br />We do not need no sinking "Space Pens!"<br /><br /><br />Leonard Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-65230207919353705752018-03-07T21:56:35.782-06:002018-03-07T21:56:35.782-06:00I can see that. But I still think that's cool...I can see that. But I still think that's cool as hell, that somebody figured out how to fix the whole pressure/ink issue. I do want one, eventually, partially because of the cool factor, but I'm pretty happy with most of my pens, and I won't use anything but a fountain pen for writing by hand if I have a choice--anything else hurts too much to write with for long. Heroditus Huxleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049569750742829144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529212130092758272.post-25810295660123767002018-03-07T21:35:00.176-06:002018-03-07T21:35:00.176-06:00Interesting... I spent too many years flying to ev...Interesting... I spent too many years flying to ever want to carry a fountain pen. To each their own! :-DOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com