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I buy therefore I am

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     My most opulent, and possibly most frivolous, stationery purchase to date has to be my Rotring 600 . An encapsulation of German precision and an obsession with perfection, this drafting pencil was my stationary everything when I started.        Made with a solid brass barrel, the knurled steel grip sits comfortably in my hand. The heft of the Rotring provided stability to my writing - a consequence of its integrated counterweights. Every time, a satisfying “click” would sound as it pushed graphite through the needlepoint to be layered onto the paper under my hand. To click the “Buy Now” button on Amazon, I needed a sizable sum of $20, almost 10x a passable replacement for a mechanical writing utensil. But passable wasn’t Rotring, designed perfectly for professionals and engineers alike. 

That which flows ceaselessly

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If I could uninvent any one thing in the world, I would uninvent the pen. An immediate change is that my wallet would find itself much fuller, an obsession with pens destroyed in an instant. The small fortune I have squandered in pursuit of the best pen would be restored to me and perhaps invested in more worthy endeavors. My account on JetPens and Bungu would be deleted , along with half of their website and revenue . Astronauts would have to exclusively use pencils in space, unable to enjoy the luxury of a smooth writing experience free of imperfections. This fails to encompass the mountains of work and signatures lost in an instant. Although, p erhaps the greatest thing that would unravel as a result is the unnatural human need for perfection.   My current "go-to" writing pen. Although, I put the ink in the body of a G-2 as the EnerGel is just to flimsy. (Note: the picture above is not mine)                Pens are an unyi...

Moth IRA (And our need to lift the pencil)

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    I was browsing the web recently, when I came across an article that put not having enough retirement funds as one of the biggest fears/concerns that Americans had on their mind. A sentiment we see carry down to the saving and work habits of most Americans. Americans work about 1,750 hours a year. A sizable increase from our neighbors across the pond, with countries like Germany only averages around 1,350 hours a week. All in an effort to raise their own standard of living and to stave off the depletion of their savings accounts and retirement funds.  Despite all the Woolf says about the inevitably of death and the futility of our effort, Americans continue to pour their lifeblood into preparing for their eventual exit of the labor force. William dealing with getting sick all the time    Despite the raging debate over the role of government assistance, America does lay out some provisions for the seniors in America. Various accounts, such as 401(k), Roth...