If there are really pen stores - I am in heaven. I am an office supply
freak -- love me a good pen. In almost an unhealthy way.... ;-)

Steph

heh.. .many... in Houston there is Dromgoole's.  They call themselves a
stationery store but I'm sure most of their $$ are tied up in pen-ventory.

are at least two well-known pen stores, and probably more but I only recall
hearing about Fountain Pen Hospital and Joon.  In FL there is Levengers
which is not entirely a pen store but they sell a lot of pens. More like a
"expensive crap for people who have too much money store" (which would be
the same as "Jeffrey Stone" in my area. :P  )  In MI there's Oscar Braun
Pens.  and so on.  the only problem is that Dromgoole's is not in the best
neighbourhood so I can't go alone anymore.  Long, scary story, suspect
caught) and so I have to wait until I have less guilt to deal with and drag
hubby with me.  He has little or no interest in this stuff. They did have
the lead and erasers we like though - so he got something out of the trip
besides his wife's childlike response to a new pen!

Dromgoole's caters a lot to fountain pen nuts like me.  Including having
acquired the latest "micro-brewed" ink brand that the fountain pen community
is going nuts over because it's made by one of our own.

so yeah - there are pen stores.

oh... and Fahrneys. not sure where they live.

yes.. i am an addict.

maltreated - hmm... a bit.. misjudged.  mildly ridiculed. treated like a 2.
y.o.  yeah.

but the main reason is because I believe that nothing is really wrong other
than the underlying connective tissue stuff and that was her take on the
issue so we've covered my rheumy's backside.