Sheaffer Friends of Winter series for plant lovers

Sheaffer Friends of Winter series for plant lovers

Sheaffer unveiled three new pen designs last month at the Paperworld stationery show in Germany.

The theme – Friends of Winter – might seem a little odd for anyone not into botany. Each pen in the series features a specific type of plant life, either bamboo, pine or plum, on its barrel. Apparently, the idea is that these are hardy growths that manage to survive and thrive in winter.

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Inappropriate Use of Pens

• OK, it seems like this would be common sense, but if you’re in jail awaiting trial on serious charges, then it probably isn’t a good idea to swipe your own lawyer’s ink pen.

The Times-News in Idaho reported that a 20-year-old man was being held on a rape charge when deputies decided to search his jail cell. They found a plastic hair brush that had been fashioned into a weapon, and an ink pen, which the inmate apparently was not supposed to have.

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New York artist uses Uniball pens, draws everyone in the city

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Jason Polan has to be one of the most ambitious artists ever.

He is trying to sketch every person in New York, one pen-and-ink drawing at a time. He’s been at it for three years and, so far, has finished about 14,000 drawings, according to a recent Agence France-Presse profile on his project.

As he explains on his website, Every Person In New York:

I will be drawing people everyday and posting as frequently as I can. It is possible that I will draw you without you knowing it. I draw in Subway stations and museums and restaurants and on street corners. I try not to be in the way when I am drawing or be too noticeable.

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