In the month of February, mail at least one item through the post
every day it runs. Write a postcard, a letter, send a picture,
or a cutting from a newspaper, or a fabric swatch.
Write back to everyone who writes to you. This can count as one of
your mailed items.
Read Ms. Kowal's
blog entry on the challenge
for additional information. This is a good idea and
I hope many will participate.
We own pens, ink, refills and paper -- let's use them!
SOPA & PIPA: Bad. Very, very bad.
SOPA & PIPA are gaining news as many web sites plan to "go black" on January 18 to protest these bills. Like most web site owners, I oppose SOPA & PIPA. I am against piracy and I am in favor of copyright protection. I produce some original content and I appreciate the protection of copyrights. SOPA & PIPA attempt to protect against piracy but in this case the cure is much worse than the disease. Here are two sites which provide good information on these bills and provide a form to contact your representative and senators. I urge you to learn about SOPA & PIPA and to urge congressional leaders to vote against these bills. SOPA & PIPA would result in irreparable and unjustified harm to web site owners and to the viewers of web sites.
Mashable: Why SOPA is Dangerous Google: End Piracy, Not Liberty
Many people contacted their representatives and senators on January 18 -- so many that some of their web sites were not able to handle all the traffic.
Here's a page with additional information.
Ann Wroe celebrates a dying art in an Intelligent Life article reprinted on
MoreIntelligentLife.com.
Physics of writing is derived at last
"While humans have been writing for at least 5000 years, we have surprisingly little understanding of the physics underlying how ink moves from pen to paper." However, physicists in the US and South Korea have worked out a theory regarding the ink flow rate in pens and tested it with experiments. A synopsis of the work can be read on
PhysicsWorld.com.
Why creative writing is better with a pen
"Not only is longhand a much more portable way to write, it's also much more individual," says Lee Rourke in a blog at the Guardian. You can read the whole entry here.
What Would My Name Look Like in Egyptian Hieroglyphs?
If that question has ever passed through your mind, then you can thank
the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
for creating the
Write Like
an Egyptian web tool.
The tool is very simple to use: type your name (up to 16 letters)
and click the "Inscribe" button. The site will then display your name
in Eqyptian heiroglyphs. You can save the image for use in personalizing your computer desktop, making a new nameplate for your office door or
carving in an obelisk for your front lawn. :) For a bit of fun, visit
Write Like
an Egyptian.
Amazon Introduces New Kindle Models and Reduces Prices
Sheaffer ViewPoint pens were produced in several models; they were a follow-up to the very successful No Nonsense pens. This model, called
'Jelly'
is one of the last models produced. It has a snap-on cap and the cap & barrel are see-through plastic in orange, blue or green. The orange is a neon-type color, the green is bright and the blue is a medium blue. The trim & clip are silver colored. The nib is silver colored, iridium tipped, size medium (M). The section has dimpled rubber grip. This is a nice pen at a reasonable price ($12).
Click here to view the Sheaffer ViewPoint Jelly fountain pen.
Penmen Comic Strip
Click on the comic strip to visit
Penmen.com for posters or to view past Penmen strips (featured in
Pen World magazine).
Phenomenology & a Fountain Pen
"I say that my fountain-pen is black, and I see it as black under the sun's
rays. But this blackness is less the sensible quality of blackness than a
sombre power which radiates from the object, even when it is overlaid with
reflected light, and it is visible only in the sense in which moral
blackness is visible. The real colour persists beneath appearances as the
background persists beneath the figure, that is, not as a seen or thought-of
quality, but through a non-sensory presence. Physics and also psychology
give an arbitrary definition of colour, which in reality fits only one of
its modes of appearance and has for long obscured the rest."
Phenomenology of Perception, M. Merleau-Ponty, trans. Colin Smith
I'm delighted to hear from cutomers -- e-mail me with your comments or suggestions; let me know what you think of the web site, the products, the prices or your experience with Pensations. Thank you for your business, and ejoy the pens!.
Customer Testimonials
I often receive feedback from customers and I enjoy reading these messages very much. I try to provide the best customer service combined with low prices, and customer feedback helps me know whether I'm reaching my goals. I have decided to share some of the messages I receive, and I've printed portions below. These are unsolicited comments, and no one received any type of compensation for the remarks or for the publication of the remarks.
"I am so impressed with the excellent and quick manner in which I received the pens I ordered. Your service is GREAT!" [D.H.]
"M.B. told me about you and even sent me one of your pens.
I love it so much, I had to buy more. I'm so excited.
Thanks for everything" [B.R.]
"Many thanks for your quick shipment and notification.
Looking forward to our doing business again." [J.M.]
"Pensations is a WONDERFUL seller. I'm telling my friends, 'This is the place to buy your pens'" [P.T.]
"You are much more than a correct and agreeable seller -- you are A TRUE GENTLEMAN" [S.N.]
"... very friendly and you delivered as promised" [T.J.]
"I'm a repeat customer and I commend you as a conscientious seller" [C.S.]
"I will be back again -- you are 100% the best" [G.T.]
"Dealing with you is very nice, you provide quality products always" [P.B.]
Click here
or on the "On-line Catalog"
menu item on the left to view the catalog. Let me know what you
think of the catalog and shopping cart system by e-mailing me at
admin@pensations.com.
Pensations is
located in beautiful and historic Danville,
Kentucky.
Danville offers a wealth of historical, educational and cultural
institutions and activities. Danville is home to Centre
College
(site of the 2000 Vice Presidential debate), Pioneer
Playhouse
(now in its 58th year) and the Great
American Brass Band Festival.
For more information on Pensations and Danville, click
here
or on the "About
Us"
menu item in the left column.
We have a large
inventory of writing instruments including limited editions, modern
pens and vintage pens. We also sell
ink and refills,
and pen-related items including cases and stationery.
View the on-line catalog
to see items which interest you.
E-mail us
if you're interested in an item which is not listed.
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