First, let’s examine the favorite pilfered office supplies by the readers who left comments. Pens and post-it notes made up about half the liberated office supplies among the 23 comments. Several people said that their office stocked crappy supplies and they were more inclined to bring in their own goods than borrow from the office…
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Zippy loves office supplies
It was brought to my attention that Bill Griffith, creator of Zippy The Pinhead comic strips, is quite partial to naming his characters after various art and office supplies. The strip that ran on Oct. 22, 2012, has several references to well-known products like Speedball (maker of screenprinting supplies and crow quill and calligraphy nibs),…
Oh, Swingline Stapler, Oh, Swingline Stapler!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here, even though Halloween has not even come and gone yet. Why, you might ask? Because the Swingline classic 747 model Rio red stapler ornament arrived and you couldn’t get me into the Christmas spirit faster with egg nog and The Christmas Story than with this…
You are SO Awesome
I just wanted to compliment all the people who have commented on the blog for the Action Diary Giveaway. Each of you has set tremendously noble goals for 2013 from fitness to travel to expanding your minds, from recycling and community efforts to spending more time with your children. I am inspired by your goodness…
Bucket List Notebook
Feeling the need to get those lifetime goals on paper? Check out the Mi Goals Bucket List notebook to capture all those goals and desires and chart out a plan to make them a reality. Start by jotting down 100 things you’d to do before you kick the bucket in the front of the book…
Neil Gaiman’s 8 Rules of Writing
I don’t often post about what people do (or might do) with all those pens, pencils and paper but I like Neil Gaiman and I liked this list so I thought I would post it. If you need a little jump start on a project, maybe this will help you get going. Write Put one…
Are you an office supply junkie?
You have more than three cups on your desk – and they’re all full of your “daily use pens and pencils”. Roller ball, fountain, gel, ball point, liquid ink… you have at least one of each and can describe the difference and why you prefer one over the other You have an entire shelf full…