I'm an Ooligan groupie, having never been through the program but hanging out with a lot of people who have. But finally, a couple years ago, I found myself smack in the middle of a real Ooligan moment.  read more »

Tweeting vs blogging. Game on.  read more »

Just as I admire actual office supplies, my senses also perk up when I come across their depictions in art and culture.  read more »

By now anyone who's interested has her or his favorite articles on yesterday's inauguration. But while most are discussing the crowd, the oath, or First Lady Obama's outfits, here are two you may not have seen. The focus on writing is clear and thoughtful.  read more »

People generally seem to be replying with eye rolls of disgust or pithy comments about the fascinating use of pen and paper in this e-world or being banned for bedazzling and having to fall back on interpretive-dance harassment.  read more »

Just as we in the United States see more fireworks in July than in March, so too do seasons have patron office supplies.  read more »

I hear the clomp of boots on hard-packed earth, there’s a swoosh of fabric as two men turn to face each other, paces apart, and then: draw!  read more »

Is it too much to equate favorite office supplies—my sweetie with (unhesitatingly) his calipers, me with (currently) my spiral paper clips—with personality and work-aptitude, with our Myers-Briggs, whether we cross right over left or left over right, the way the creases swoop and meander across our palms?  read more »

Has it ever been three o’clock in the morning, and you’ve found yourself awake, suddenly, with the image of your favorite childhood toy in mind, or that crazy fringed and silver-studded belt you bought in college, and you have this feeling that it’s still with you, packed in some box in the back of a closet?  read more »

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No one paper clip serves all fastening needs well.  read more »