Do you have a hanging pen? If not, how do you locate your favorite pen each time you look for it?
My favorite pens are the Pilot G-2 bold ink gel pens. The pen is clickable, which allows the point to disappear, preventing ink stains on your shirt pocket. The bold ink says, “I am sure of what I am writing.” In the event you are unsure of what you are writing, the ink says, “See, you can’t even tell I am unsure.”
Oh, yes, How, Where, and Why do I go about hanging one of those pens?
I purchased an inexpensive device that connects a ballpoint pen to a holder via an elastic cord. I ripped off the ballpoint, and tied my favorite pen to the cord. I put double stick tape on the holder and attached it to the cabinet just above my Mac’s screen.
I can think of two reasons Why I use it: (1) If my wife uses the pen, it snaps back to the holder, where I can always find it. (2) It keeps my blood pressure down when I need a pen.
What else might I hang on a retractable cord?
Well, it has to be something that can disappear easily, unlike our bathroom scale.
It has to be something that does not have a home of its own, such as my keys, wallet, and sunglasses, which are automatically housed in my top desk drawer.
It has to be something that does not already have a great retrieval system, like my wife’s keys, to which is attached a Tile find-it device.
It has to be something I would like to use at a second’s notice, unlike my allen wrenches for occasionally tightening the chair legs, which are taped to my cabinet.
I just can’t think of anything right now. I did try to hang one pair of my inexorably disappearing reading glasses on a long cord near the Mac. Only problem was, I would forget to remove the glasses as I got up and, WHANG! I broke a few pair of glasses that way.
Mr. Ebsen may be contacted at robertebsen@hotmail.com
