{"id":863,"date":"2016-12-17T22:32:31","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T04:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2017-03-13T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T03:31:35","slug":"writing-without-a-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalemorin.com\/?p=863","title":{"rendered":"Writing without a keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maybe its the geek in me, maybe the old codger trying to get out, but I enjoy writing.\u00a0 Even if I’m not very good at it, it is still enjoyable to put pen (or pencil) to paper.\u00a0 The speed at which you write forces you to slow down a bit, and consider things that you might miss while typing.\u00a0 And writing has survived for centuries – who knows how long my last email will survive.\u00a0 Actually, it’s probably been deleted by now.<\/p>\n

For some reason, I’ve been somewhat fascinated with fountain pens.\u00a0 I think it’s a throwback to when your writing said a lot about your education – and I do feel sorry for people that “write” with OMG, LOL, SMH, etc.\u00a0 Sorry to be blunt, but that doesn’t conjure images of learned individuals.\u00a0 The wonderful script that a fountain pen can produce, and the nuances of the handwriting are really something to behold.\u00a0 Consider the Declaration of Independence.\u00a0 We still read that document, with its precise wording, beautifully written, and beyond the document’s espoused ideals I still come back to the handwriting.\u00a0 Not the writing on the wall, the writing on the parchment.\u00a0 Sorry, couldn’t resist.<\/p>\n

I will likely never be able to produce anything like that, but if I can revive my writing gene (if I ever had one) it will be an enjoyable journey nonetheless.<\/p>\n

So, to that end, I bought a fountain pen from Goulet Pens<\/a>.\u00a0 A TWSBI Diamond 580 with a fine point nib.\u00a0 Also picked up some Diamine ASA Blue ink.\u00a0 Don’t need an eraser with this kit.<\/p>\n

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TWSBI Diamond 580<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I tried a few sentences, and to my surprise, I do remember how to write in cursive.\u00a0 Do they teach that in school today?\u00a0 I must admit though, that I really had to think how to write a cursive capital “F”.\u00a0 Do you remember?\u00a0 I couldn’t remember how to write a cursive capital “Q”, so I just wrote “Q”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maybe its the geek in me, maybe the old codger trying to get out, but I enjoy writing.\u00a0 Even if I’m not very good at it, it is still enjoyable to put pen (or pencil) to paper.\u00a0 The speed at which you write forces you to slow down a bit, and consider things that you … <\/p>\n

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