…a fortuitous journey

Category: Fountain Pens


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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

One hallmark of a great parent is his or her willingness to be supportive of the many roads down which a child, of any age, wishes to venture.
Throughout my nearly forty-six years and down more paths than I care to admit, I have been blessed with the world’s most encouraging father: Ragnar
Case in point: Until [...]

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Parker Vacumatic Standard
1st Generation
2nd Quarter, 1937
Burgundy Pearl Celluloid
Striped Section
Striped Jewels
Triple Cap Bands
Lock-Down Filler
Two-Tone Medium Nib
I purchased this near-mint Vacumatic at the 2009 Los Angeles Pen Show from Dr. David Isaacson of Vacumania.
The pen is so stunningly beautiful that I simply stared at it for a week before I could bring myself to ink and use [...]