Lamy Safari Meteora (left) and Meteorite (right) Three new Lamy releases arrived in the shop this week: Meteorite and Meteora Safari Special Editions, as well as the new version of the “Steel Black” Safari, which has been revamped to better differentiate it from the matte grey “Charcoal” finish. We also have a fresh batch of Diplomat Viper fountain pens and rollerballs, in all five colors including the Green and Blue (the two top sellers). Finally, most Pilot is restocked, including nearly all…

Shortly after becoming deeply immersed in social media and social media culture I realized that a) social would rewrite the rules of how to be online b) this would rewrite the rules of being offline I didn't know how it would happen and I didn't know what it would look like, but I knew something would happen and that it could end up being bad. If you feel like you may have missed some preamble, yesterday's post will more or less directly run you right into the top of this one. In 2011 I started…

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If it’s not broken….don’t tinker!Narrator: He tinkered. Camera: Fujifilm XT5. Location: ///packet.green.only Here is a picture I took yesterday after having lunch with Kelly down by the lake. You know there are two types of cyclists in this world….those who use their bell to let you know they are approaching from behind…and those who do not. Believing all those who fall into the second category are inferior human beings and likely to fall into one of the seven cycling hells (all of which…

I carved this shelf full of books back in late May, but it seemed less exciting than some of the others I was doing around the same time. I made some more impressions on the Strathmore paper, and gave them the watercolor pencil treatment. I think the color punches it up a lot. Hand-Carved Bookshelf Eraser Stamp with Watercolor PencilHand-Carved Bookshelf Eraser StampHand-Carved Bookshelf Eraser Stamp There is a one-minute bookshelf stamping and coloring video on YouTube. The post Hand-Carved…