[Magdalen] pencils

[Grace Cangialosi]

Always do crossword puzzles in ink, mostly because I don't like the feel of the pencil on newsprint...

> On Sep 8, 2015, at 8:37 AM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I used a pencil this summer while checking Bluebird boxes.  I used it to
> tap on the box before I opened it.  Do you all do cross word puzzles in
> ink?  I always use pencils for written puzzles.
> Judy
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> No, I don't use pencils anymore, either. The one exception is for a
>> pollinator survey we're doing in the park. We put small ID labels in the
>> bags with the insects, which are submerged in alcohol. Alcohol would wash
>> ink off the paper, but has no effect on the pencil.
>> 
>>> On Sep 8, 2015, at 8:13 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just saw a tweet where a librarian was handing out pencils to
>>> students (today is the first day of school) and it made me
>>> try to remember the last time I picked up a pencil to write
>>> something. I bet it's been twenty years.
>>> 
>>> AFAIK we don't have a pencil here in the house (except for
>>> drawing pencils).
>>> 
>>> Something important changed and I wasn't even aware of it
>>> 
>>> ObAng: things change. Sometimes people rage and wail.
>>> Sometimes they don't even notice.
>>> -M
> 
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> -- 
> Judy Fleener, ObJN
> Western Michigan