The Busted Nib
Long time, no see!
First of all, let me apologize for the LONG absence. Life has been quite a circus in the last few months, largely thanks to the legal...
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The Busted Nib
Jul 10, 202111 min read
So I busted TWO nibs, a car, and my forehead.
Hello! This was originally going to be a short write-up to have been completed several weeks ago, where I was going to tell you about the...
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The Busted Nib
Mar 12, 20217 min read
The Pilot Elabo!
Greetings, all! Allow me to apologize for a lengthy absence. A blog post is well overdue! The 2020 holidays were dizzyingly brutal at my...
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The Busted Nib
Dec 28, 20205 min read
The Exhausted Busted Nib
Hello folks! I wanted to apologize for my long absence. As many folks know, I work in a call center for a retail business (as do my...
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The Busted Nib
Oct 30, 20208 min read
The Diplomat Aero and the Lochby Field Journal
After last month's lengthy post about ol' Edgar Blankenship, I thought I'd steer the Busted Nib back onto pens, with a brief post about...
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The Busted Nib
Oct 11, 202021 min read
Shootout at High Noon on Main Street
I apologize for not having posted anything for a while. Work has been a little nuts. This is a brief departure from my usual topics. If...
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The Busted Nib
Aug 24, 20206 min read
The Faber Castell Loom!
Have a look at the newest member of John's pen-family! I have a dear friend in New Zealand named Barbara who knows more about fountain...
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The Busted Nib
Jul 30, 20205 min read
The Amazing Monteverde Innova!
I want to thank all of you nice folks who read this blog and who write me such wonderful pen pal letters, or are otherwise just good...
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The Busted Nib
Jul 5, 20204 min read
Shiny Blue Fish for the Win!
For a month now, I've been experimenting with making home made hummus. Up until now, I've poured three can's worth of chick peas down my...
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The Busted Nib
Jul 1, 20205 min read
Giant Vampire Death Spider attacks the Busted Nib.
Hello! I'm back at work now, and the post-COVID 19 work load has been horrendous. It's kept me from making time to update my blog; I...
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The Busted Nib
May 26, 20203 min read
The Platinum 3776 Century.
Hello! I hope everyone in the USA had a happy and safe Memorial Day, and remembered that it's about more than just barbeques at the lake....
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The Busted Nib
May 11, 20206 min read
Stay-At-Home Shenaner-gans
I have a more pen-related post in the works for you, but before I get to that in my next post, I have at least one more "coping with...
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The Busted Nib
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Happy Easter
Hello, and Happy Easter Sunday. I thought for today, I'd check to see what festive, "Easter-type" ink colors I have available in my ink...
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The Busted Nib
Apr 6, 20205 min read
Chess Sets: Coping with the COVID-19 mandatory Stay-At-Home order.
Dear friends...first and foremost, I hope everyone is okay and is staying safe during these uncertain times. I hope everyone is finding...
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The Busted Nib
Apr 2, 20204 min read
Hoarding and Social Distancing.
Behold: the world's biggest roll of toilet paper, located at the "Ripley's Believe It or Not" museum in Branson, Missouri. (That's not a...
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The Busted Nib
Mar 26, 20205 min read
A walk down Commercial Street...and the Worst Month of March, Ever.
It was Friday the 13th of March, and I was supposed to be at a pen show in Little Rock, Arkansas. I'd been planning that vacation since...
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The Busted Nib
Feb 29, 20203 min read
Conklin Duragraph "Sunstone"
I have been so busy with work lately, that I’ve let my blog languish! I couldn’t let Leap Day go by without a post, however. A couple of...
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The Busted Nib
Jan 24, 20202 min read
Food cologne
Deep thoughts, right here. In a brief departure from posts about pens & stationery, I want to share a thought. It occurred to me the...
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The Busted Nib
Jan 15, 20206 min read
Fun Loot from JetPens.com!
Hello! The dust at my day-job is finally starting to settle after the holidays (or, "the annual holiday retail apocalypse", as I've been...
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The Busted Nib
Dec 10, 20192 min read
Conklin All American Southwestern Turquoise!
Santa arrived early this year! This beautiful pen was sent to me by a dear friend in New Zealand, who has better taste in fountain pens...
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