Roughly 1990, I had been yearning for a Mont Blanc ballpoint pen. If I recall, it was something like $120'ish. I could not make up my mind....black or burgandy..... (i over-analyze things). Suddenly, at birthday or maybe Christmas, my then girlfriend (now wife) got me a gift. Open it and viola! It's a black Mont Blanc ballpoint!!! Now I have one, but of course, I yearned for the other.....so later, I also bought the other. I will swap them depending on mood, what I'm wearing or just because. I really don't favor one over the other.
So yes.... I've had these at my fingertips for 35 years. We were in Vegas, had a cartoon "portrait" done of us. I think he doctored the drawing and had us in pajama's.....HOWEVER, in the shirt pocket.....yep.....was my pen. My wife jokes that I'll put it in my PJ's and go to bed with it.
Fast forward to last week.... I see red one, I want to take black one to work. Can't find it. VERY strange.... but grab red (burgandy) and leave. Look over the next couple days, nothing. Not in a shirt pocket, not in laundry, not on floor under things.....I am finally beginning to come to grips that I went to a location for work (where I use a pen as my 'pointer' on my screen) and I must have left it there. I'm getting a bit bummed. I've always taken some pride that I've kept these at my side for sooooooooooo long.
Changing story a bit.... wife brought home a rescue dog and two rescue cats. Dog is a bit older, looks to have early cataracts so doesn't see well and will bump into things. We ALWAYS take her out on a leash so we're with her and can witness her doing her business or not.... She's been here long enough, we have started trying to let her out on her own to see if she can return (we're keeping eye on her)
Tonight, it was dark out. I decided I'd let her out on her own but I'd be with her with flashlight in case she can't see.
*double aside comment* We have a gravel driveway
Back to dog.... I let her out. Normally, she goes straight down hill, to field and does her business. Nope, not tonight. Tonight, she turns 90 degrees and heads towards gravel driveway and beyond. I have flashlight. As I'm keeping it on her, I see a glint in driveway. It clearly catches my eye as I'm suspecting it might be a nail, screw or something. As I got closer I thought "nah.....with Christmas upon us, it's probably a piece of tinsel that got dropped"... but I'm walking that way so figure I'll pick it up.
I get to it and stop in my tracks. It's my black Mont Blanc pen!!! It must have fallen out of shirt somehow, landed in gravel. Because it's in gravel, it got gouged up and the top part of the barrel is cracked. Still..... at least I didn't lose it!!!
I just emailed Mont Blanc to see if I can order and just buy the top and bottom "precious resin" (ahem....plastic) parts or if I have to send pen in.
I can find a used one on ebay for around $80 but fear it's likely a counterfit so will see what they say.
Ok, that's my good news of the day. Carry on with what you were doing.
Oh, and Merry Christmas!!!
