pen

No, I’m not talking about a tiny rodent or a clandestine parakeet. It’s my Mont Blanc Meisterstuck pen. I made friends with this pen 22 years ago.  I bought it purely for status at the time and until I found an Internet resource for gel ink refills a few months ago, I’d relegated my friend to a display case.

But recently, over the past year I’d say, I’d begun using it as my sole writing instrument once again. As you’ve no doubt guessed, I’m a writer by trade and by design.  I’ve always had a fondness for quality writing instruments and use them daily for taking notes in meetings, crossing off items on my shopping list and writing in a journal.

Now for the bad news. I lost it earlier this week. And now that these pens retail for over $500, it wasn’t likely that I was going to replace it. Yes, these are expensive pens.  I believe I recall paying just around $100 for it nearly 20 years ago, but $500 is the going price for this model today. Read the rest of this entry