More Pens

I told you there were more than one hundred pens, so clearly there will be several posts about my pen collection!



One subset is the dry erase pens for the dry erase calendar board that is currently at work. I once had a big idea that I'd plan out my workouts on a changing calendar. Never happened but, these days, I am putting stickers in my regular calendar for every day I go to yoga class.



I think my favorite collection is the Arlington Park Race Course set of pens and pencils. All of these were found in either my orange or black "travel" purses that go diagonally over a shoulder and settle flat against my body. Every time I go to Arlington (or Dairyland before they closed)I use one of these purses. Don't know why. I never win, I always choose horses or dogs based on name and a complete lack of wins in their history.



I love mechanical pencils but I write like a ham-fisted first grader. really, I should have those big fatty pencils and huge pieces of paper for everything I do. I have never been able to use a mechanical pencil without breaking the lead every 4 or 5 words.

How Many Pens Does One Woman Need?

I have a favorite fork.
A back up fork.
And lots of other forks that disappointment me every single time I pull them out of the drawer.
I was raised right: when I have company, I let my guest use my favorite fork ... but I secretly want it for myself.




I also have a favorite kind of pen to use.
I hate using other types of pens.
And yet, a couple weeks ago, I cleaned out my office and cleaned out my book bags and cleaned out my purses and I had more than 100 pens.


My sister has a legitimate pen collection.
She collects floaty pens.
In the process of buying her pens when I've been out an about, I have also picked some up for myself.
I don't like using them, they are not good pens.
I have an Alamo pen and a Liberace pen and a roaming buffalo pen.
I also have the sperm meets egg pen from my sister's baby shower.