tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post8007285854203104924..comments2024-02-05T11:11:02.470-08:00Comments on THE EPIC: Of Pens and Eagles: The Parker JotterM.Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-36658574619480245332010-11-29T15:59:30.187-08:002010-11-29T15:59:30.187-08:00Yes, as a teen I discovered the Parker Jotter, and...Yes, as a teen I discovered the Parker Jotter, and I was born in 1943. I learned penmanship with a nib pen and inkwell in school, so ball points definitely attracted my interest. Most were cheap and unreliable. Then I found the Jotter and a love affair with them was created. I still buy them on ebay. Only one other ball point is allowed to reside in my home, it is the Swedish made Ballograf which actually has a better cartridge than the currents Jotters. Now to modify a cartridge to use in the Jotter body as the Ballograf is not impressive other than it writing quality.<br /><br />I do prefer the all stainless varieties favoring the Flighter design in the pencils.<br /><br />Thanks again for your article, I have introduced many people to the Parker Jotter over the years.<br /><br />Bill HansonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17632984518910542289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-82380202012825197842009-03-09T13:18:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:18:00.000-07:00Tintin, thanks! I am going to find a copy of that...Tintin, thanks! I am going to find a copy of that SOF for future evidence of machismo. I really appreciate the comment and compliment.<BR/><BR/>MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-48639794998795543592009-03-09T06:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T06:19:00.000-07:00I remember seeing a piece in Soldier of Fortune Ma...I remember seeing a piece in Soldier of Fortune Magazine in the late 70's about using a ballpoint as a defensive weapon. Can't get more macho than that. A great post, sir. Well told and most touching.tintinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13652066200071703445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-5723009620707822812009-03-06T17:27:00.000-08:002009-03-06T17:27:00.000-08:00Melon, you are very welcome! Enjoy!EE, the "iconic...Melon, you are very welcome! Enjoy!<BR/><BR/>EE, the "iconic sound" and the zippo analogy are just PERFECT! You are spot on. And they still make the aqua...I have one.<BR/><BR/>Sartre, my neighbor is always very helpful and always has the correct tool or device for any task. And he will always share. At least its not like after our last BIG hurricane when every CPA was out with a brand new chain saw committing horridly negligent acts of limb separation. Tree limbs, thankfully. Nothing more scary than a herd of CPAs with power saws...<BR/><BR/>MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-23468964686386050012009-03-05T09:34:00.000-08:002009-03-05T09:34:00.000-08:00"Can't fix anything. Can't shoot down anything." ..."Can't fix anything. Can't shoot down anything." I love it! I'm with you there. My neighbor has a complete wood shop in his garage, and whenever he sees me cutting something with a wood saw (for example), he moseys on over with his chain saw. Or brings over his snowblower when he sees me plying my shovel. The fact that I'm only sawing a 2" branch or shoveling a hundred square feet is immaterial; his manhood is established.Zingiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280352710216868683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-31734509520102442322009-03-04T12:43:00.000-08:002009-03-04T12:43:00.000-08:00I'd forgotten all about these. My father carried o...I'd forgotten all about these. My father carried one. It was sort of an aqua blue, I think. Made a great clicking noise -- almost as iconic as the sound that a Zippo makes.Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-68041540348889346452009-03-04T10:30:00.000-08:002009-03-04T10:30:00.000-08:00I bought a souvenir Parker pen at the Kremlin Cup ...I bought a souvenir Parker pen at the Kremlin Cup a few years back and kept up with that pen for ages, as I had never had another like it. Looking at your pictures now, I'm certain it was a Jotter. Now I'll be able to get another. Thanks.melondonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02818146576436658055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-69328464581650782592009-03-01T21:12:00.000-08:002009-03-01T21:12:00.000-08:00Clinton, I am so proud that your smile came from h...Clinton, I am so proud that your smile came from here!<BR/><BR/>Turling, Thanks. Goodness knows we are going to need a good CJ.<BR/><BR/>Ben, I have always thought that with a Norwegian father had my mom not been Irish I wouldn't have any way to make a living! <BR/><BR/>Belle, your home is like ours! My wife is oft want to say "I have three men here....one is 11 and cant do anything...one is 80 and can fix anything but is blind...one can see fine but can't fix anything."<BR/><BR/>Tessa, SO true. The thought had not occurred to me. <BR/><BR/>Thanks, everyone, for your visits and comments! I'll try hard to earn your visits in the future.<BR/><BR/>MLM.Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898845239082082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-42281027729257168402009-02-28T14:22:00.000-08:002009-02-28T14:22:00.000-08:00Well done, Mr. Lane, well done. It's grand when f...Well done, Mr. Lane, well done. It's grand when father and son are proud of each other - on the same day.~Tessa~Scoffshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026251653030390293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-19469918947431227632009-02-28T13:49:00.000-08:002009-02-28T13:49:00.000-08:00That's a wonderful story...your boy sounds like a ...That's a wonderful story...your boy sounds like a chip off the old block there. I'm going out in search of The Parker Jotter for my husband, the accountant and son, the almost one-third of a lawyer. Neither of them can fix anything either.Belle (from Life of a...)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17948665147630448055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-88292478293944371832009-02-28T10:48:00.000-08:002009-02-28T10:48:00.000-08:00This one is a Complete Post. Great humor, turns o...This one is a Complete Post. Great humor, turns of phrase, observation, and a story that goes somewhere. So don't give short shrift to the storyteller skill.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227626694414844848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-16748064156512882702009-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:002009-02-28T09:15:00.000-08:00Brilliant story. I think I'll back up the Future ...Brilliant story. I think I'll back up the Future Chief Justice and head out looking for some of those pens today.Turlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04466952089423973036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573430815753455393.post-61346818644976692882009-02-28T06:50:00.000-08:002009-02-28T06:50:00.000-08:00Wonderful. Thank you. Just the small smile I neede...Wonderful. Thank you. Just the small smile I needed this morning.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09937692974217756772noreply@blogger.com