tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post6543145487856733019..comments2023-10-17T06:08:27.032-05:00Comments on Grantian Florilegium: Fountain Pensgileskirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11546229381528820614noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-66736577673892465302007-03-23T12:59:00.000-05:002007-03-23T12:59:00.000-05:00What a wonderful post, George! My daughter emaile...What a wonderful post, George! My daughter emailed me from Denver when she saw it to make sure I wouldn't miss it.<BR/><BR/>Here I sit at my computer with a pocketful of Lamy Safaris and Lamy AL-Stars - all filled with different colored inks: bulletproof Noodler's, regular Noodler's, and a red Safari that has never known anything but Private Reserve's Shell Pink. (My notes on each Gileskirk lecture and each Sunday sermon get their own color.)<BR/><BR/>I've gotten most of my homeschooled children hooked on fountain pens, too, and they change ink colors whenever their pens run out. How beautifully colorful their school work has become! <BR/><BR/>I've loved fountain pens since high school (the feel of the nib on good quality paper is just elegant!), but only recently have I found a couple of places that actually carry a decent selection and fine nibs: one local (Pasquale at Pens International) and one in the midwest with an extensive website and friendly and personal service(www.pendemonium.com). I found these sources none too soon as my wrists began bothering me a couple of years ago and ball points simply exacerbated the pain.<BR/><BR/>I've begun appreciating good paper now and use French Rhodia and Spanish Miguel Rius tablets for my household and school to do lists as well as choosing journals more for their paper quality than a pretty or fancy cover. Add Noodler's bulletproof (waterproof and permanent with a cellulose-reactive dye), fountain pen-friendly inks and my grandchildren will some day be able to read my journals.<BR/><BR/>There's something about using a fountain pen that gives life a slower feeling, hearkening back to a more simple time. <BR/><BR/>Quick note: the pen you identify as a Lamy Safari is actually a Lamy Vista; we gave one to one of our sons for Christmas.<BR/><BR/>LynneLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931430192454854432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-9176523107805343922007-03-09T15:02:00.000-06:002007-03-09T15:02:00.000-06:00What? Such little credit given to Waterman founta...What? Such little credit given to <B>Waterman</B> fountain pens? The <I>Waterman Ideal</I>, for instance? For shame!<BR/><BR/>The fountain pen was created by Waterman (yes, a French company, but we can't change that). My daily favorite pen is, like Dr. Grant, the wonderful <B><I>Phileas</B></I> (note the correct spelling!).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the enjoyable post.<BR/>Dave Bissett, upstate NYCPCC Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114520189687761036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-72118513620193225252007-02-27T19:07:00.000-06:002007-02-27T19:07:00.000-06:00I couldn't resist a comment on this one. I started...I couldn't resist a comment on this one. I started using fountain pens as a teenager when I fell in love with the distinctive feel of nib on paper. I kept three "cheapie" fountain pens in my desk for years, then graduated to my long-coveted treasure: a Meisterstuck purchased at an Alexandria, Virginia, stationery store. I am romantic enough at heart to remember the pens fairly glowing in the light of the display case.<BR/><BR/>Now, the sad ending to my tale is that the Meisterstuck decided to leave me when, as a new bride, I moved to the country with my husband. I never found it, though I cherished hopes of seeing it again when I cleaned out old drawers or discovered forgotten boxes of stationery. Your post motivates me to replace my wonderful pen. Writing simply hasn't been the same without it. Letter writing seems a chore with a ballpoint....<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a fanastic post!Jennie Chanceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271246006422468712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-22113399327572922432007-02-27T15:30:00.000-06:002007-02-27T15:30:00.000-06:00Fountain pens are the next best thing to dip pens....Fountain pens are the next best thing to dip pens. I am endeavoring to write more, but, alas, I still find myself held captive to the Egypt of my computer.Michael R. Shipmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06926378290551999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-80618113088213662822007-02-25T23:53:00.000-06:002007-02-25T23:53:00.000-06:00I use a fine point for doing crossword puzzles, an...I use a fine point for doing crossword puzzles, and a medium or bold point for most everything else. Fountain pens are one of perhaps 5 things that never have to be justified.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918003368857066175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-87081329946160219872007-02-25T05:47:00.000-06:002007-02-25T05:47:00.000-06:00Fountain pens are one of the last ties we have to ...Fountain pens are one of the last ties we have to an age of civility. They also just work better than any modern pen. I do a great deal of writing, by hand not computer, and I almost exclusively use fountain pens. My favourites are Pelikans. They have great balance, wonderful nibs, and they fill with a piston; thus I don't have to full around with cartridges or having adapters become loose.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Grant, I concur that they are definitely worth it. And, yes, the can make all the difference.Lawrence Underwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00261364748415423970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123697.post-84825091485015093412007-02-24T20:54:00.000-06:002007-02-24T20:54:00.000-06:00You're funny.You're funny.Jess Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01256091803743200837noreply@blogger.com