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In https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/neil-gaiman-writes-books-with-fountain-pens/, I shined a little bit of a light on something that I found both curious and validating. No, I’m not mad for wanting to try writing a serious literary work…

About four years ago, I went to the local Subaru dealership and purchased a brand new 2012 Subaru Forester. This probably had something to do with Whole Foods opening up near my home. There’s something about that place that makes people walk aroun…

Yup. His tastes are a bit more expensive than https://cheapgeezer.wordpress.com/rule-25/, though both pens are fantastic and I’d write with either/both if I could stomach spending that much on a pen.

In my https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/state-of-the-nerd-pens-homelab-dockerrancher-intel-nuc/, I talked a bit about how I was investing time and resources into experimenting with Docker, Rancher, and RancherOS. There have been a lot of…

This is just a quick check-in round to cover an assortment of subjects. ## Fountain Pens !12375062_440618112798127_1029054338935177851_o

https://www.facebook.com/Chronicles-of-a-Cheap-Geezer-205518569785187/ is just getting off the ground now. This is a great place to get additional content, and to socialize with other readers.

I’ve enjoyed using fountain pens for a number of years. This probably tickles the same part of my brain that appreciates typewriters and Victrolas. This is a really elegant writing instrument that never should have been allowed to fade back into o…

During this calm before our family Christmas storm, I thought I’d drop a fresh State of the Nerd report. This one was going to be all over the map, as I’ve been very busy with a lot of things. But it became clear as I was writing it that it would …

I’m eighteen days into http://nanowrimo.org/ 2015, a writing challenge to help aspiring authors to finish the first draft of a long form novel in one thirty days. And I’m going to finish tonight. Even though a real novel is closer to seventy to ei…

Last week was an inconsistent yet productive week for writing. I had a lot going on, between fighting a virus and having multiple health & well-being type appointments to keep up. I ended up having one sub-par writing day, and two non-writing days.

Despite the relative quiet of this blog, I’ve been quite busy.

What have I been up to since https://opusmagnus.wordpress.com/2015/08/31/update-of-random-stuff/?