David Walsh is a pen collector, surgeon and would be artist
These are his ideas, thoughts and images

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The imperfect can become more beautiful
“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
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A certain lightness of touch
“An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind…” Martin Luther King The impressively named Ramon Castroviejo Briones was born in Spain during 1904. After completing his undergraduate medical education in Madrid he travelled to America, where he spent the rest of his professional career. Castroviejo became a renown pioneer in ophthalmology. In his early practice… Read more
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Time to come clean
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse…” Benjamin Franklin Many of you that know me well, are likely to have experienced my hatred of the Pilot Frixon Pen. Yes they are erasable, but they are a terrible writing experience and people who use them need to be better. If I encounter someone using a Frixon,… Read more
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