“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

“I would rather die by the hand of god, than the hand of man…” Legendary French Surgeon, Baron Guillaume Dupuytren Like many surgeons, the first procedure they let me do was an appendicectomy. It is usually considered a simple procedure, but the history behind appendicectomy is anything but. The first anatomical drawing of the appendix… Read more

“If only we as humans could have as many virtues as the fountain pen…” Mark Twain Having long harboured a yearning to visit Japan., I am very envious of this pen. It’s been to Japan twice. This Pilot Custom 823 was actually born in Japan. Hiratuka in the Kanagwa Prefecture to be precise. It has… Read more