[Pen/Pencil Review] A Slow Return — the Dallas Pen Show
It’s been a long time since I’ve done any kind of blog. There’s been a lot of–stuff. A lot of stress. Maybe some fog from some low-level anti-depressants I took for some menopause symptoms that failed. But now SOME things are settling down (others will be a constant thrum for the next year to 18 […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The End of 2020 Post
Happy Holidays. We’re right smack in the middle of kicking 2020 to the curb. Jimmy and I are settling in for some quiet New Years Celebrations. COVID vaccines are slowly rolling out, so there may be an end to this pandemic nightmare soon-ish. Some big house-related decisions we made this summer/early Fall are coming to […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Conference Edition
So, yeah, I missed yesterday because I have been at a work conference. It’s been a great conference. Lots to think about and be better at in terms of online Whole Community communication. One speaker proposed a concept that I think for her was either an analogy or a metaphor but really needs to be […]
2019 New Year’s Edition
Happy New Year. It’s January 1, 2019 – holy cow we’re totally in the future. These were the dates in science fiction when I was a kid. And now we’re here. Wow. It’s tough when the holidays fall on blog days. There was also a family wedding (congrats to JD and Maggie) and so many […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] I Found a New Store…
In continuing with a theme of “Rhonda is a pen addictâ€, I have too many pens but keep acquiring more – compounded with “Squirrel Brain†to some degree – it’s hard to focus when it’s 100+ degrees and you have intermittent houseguests. We love having houseguests but it does play a little havoc with trains […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] SoonerCon Pen Acquisitions – VIDEO REVIEW
This weekend was SoonerCon, which is one of my most favorite conventions of all time. It’s run by great people who go out of their way to make sure it’s a well-rounded and fantastic event. They never disappoint. This is going to be unusual because it’s going to be mostly a VIDEO review. That’s right… […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] The Ooly Splendid Fountain Pen in Blue and Black
Sometimes I find the most random things at Half-Price Books, this past week it was the Splendid Fountain Pens by OOLY in blue and black – so I had to get them. Just for kicks. And because I was “celebrating†finishing up a thing for work. And I have an office supply…problem. I didn’t need […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Post Convention/Birthday Drive By
This past weekend was both ConDFW and my birthday (thanks to everyone who came by the convention and wished me a happy birthday whether in person or online). But that made for a very busy weekend, so today’s day off was full of catch up — and seeing Black Panther because…well, BLACK PANTHER!!!! This was […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Enter the Spreadsheet
I had super good intentions for earlier today – but meetings and such took care of all of that (including a meeting over lunch). But I’ve actually begun a major pen project that probably should’ve been done years ago when I started this blog. Enter the Spreadsheet. I’m not an Excel person. There are people […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Christmas Blog
Yesterday was Monday but it was also Christmas and I didn’t (obviously) do a blog. I did get a number of pens and pencils for the holiday that I’ll be discussing in the future. The plans are also for (finally) getting some organization done on (oh so many) things that was started in 2017 but […]