“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

Leonardo Momento Zero Grande Eclipsis Moon Blue livery shown Delta Pens was or is (it is tricky to know), an important second tier Italian pen company. It sat just a smidge behind Visconti and Montegrappa in terms of brand recognition. Delta was founded in Naples in 1982, and was best known for its marbled black… Read more

“Fall down seven times, get up eight…” Japanese proverb In 1664, Thomas Willis published his treatise De Cerebri Anatomie. He had some decent help, renown architect Christopher Wren did the illustrations. One of his key elements was the description of the Anterior Communicating Artery, it is labelled E if you zoom in. This completed the… Read more