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New (old) notebook day

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on May 25, 2018October 18, 2018
  • Things

I have just reached the last page of my previous notebook so rather than crack open a brand spanking new one I’m returning to one that I started using about a year ago but for […]

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My current notebook

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on February 15, 2018October 18, 2018
  • Things

This is a bit of a geeky post. I thought I would start keeping tabs on the notebooks and writing sticks I use. I already have reasonably strong preferences in what I like to write […]

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Keep a notebook

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on January 14, 2018October 10, 2018
  • Quote

Keep a notebook. Travel with it, eat with it, sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up into your brain. Cheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil […]

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Current notebook

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on December 3, 2017October 9, 2018
  • Things

This is the notebook I have been carrying around for most of this year. It is by Clairefontaine, made in France. With high quality paper for fountain pen use it has been a really good […]

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Pencils

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on September 21, 2017October 8, 2018
  • Things

I have an odd obsession; pencils. Don’t laugh, I’m serious, there is even a podcast that exclusively discusses pencils. Obviously I’ve used bog standard pencils for years, generally without giving them much thought aside from […]

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Just an old garden rake

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on September 28, 2015October 3, 2018
  • Everyday Life

I was mowing our lawns today, and because the catcher doesn’t work very well on our lawn mower, was using an old bamboo leaf rake inherited from my grandfather to gather up the grass clippings. […]

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Forced to think by lack of a little rubber thingy

  • by Mike McArthur
  • Posted on April 10, 2010August 29, 2018
  • Things

I took the dogs for a walk this afternoon, anticipating listening to my iPod while puffing up Signal Hill. However, when I pulled said device from my pocket it was missing one of the little rubber things that make the ‘in-ear’ earbuds fit […]

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