I give up; I surrender…I can no longer deny it! I’m an addict. I have a proverbial ‘monkey on my back’. I am powerless to correct it. Paper notebooks (nice ones), pens and pencils…I can’t have just one. I WANT THEM ALL!!

I cannot resist the smell of quality paper, the infinite colors and varieties of ink, the shape and form of writing instruments. I cannot overcome the urge to put pen/pencil to paper to convey a thought or idea. I’m crazy with this! The notion of preserving experiences, adventures, stories, drawings, sketches, thoughts and musings is just, well, overwhelming. To sit in front of a clean sheet of paper with a fine writing instrument and document the rights and wrongs of the world, the adventures, travels and the musings of a grand observer and participant in life is just too much.

My membership here on EDCF, and the postings of all its great members, has pushed me to the brink of the EDC (literary and jounalistic) abyss!

P.S. Now I’m going to go over to the ‘knife’ section and post a similar thread about my addiction there…and then to the ‘handguns’ section…and then to the ‘watches’ section…and then to the…

AAAAGGGHHHH..AGHH..AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!