Ok, I have a thing for pens, which goes back to my days in elementary school when I received my first fountain pen.  Like Moleskines, I find pens to be a fine hobby to participate in and enjoy.

Currently I am using these three pens:



The Retro 51 Fountain Pen                  The Retro 51 Tornado in Red            The Retro 51 Tornado in Green

Good quality pens for a very fair price.  Nice balance and fun to hold.

Yesterday I received my very first digital camera from www.buydig.com  I purchased a Olympus Stylus 740 with 7.1 megapixel and a 5X Optical Zoom.  Now this all-weather camera has been really fun in learning all the cool things it can do.  I have wanted a digital camera for some time now and will be using it for my blog postings.



As an example this is a close-up of my coffee cup.  Pretty cool.  I like the orange rings.

With this new camera you, my readers, will have a optical view into my ramblings as well as printed words.

My good friend, Stan the Man, is having his Grand Opening this week at his new wine store, Blazenly Lucid Wines, at 80 Nichols Street in the happening area of Friday Harbor.  Having his own wine store has been a dream of Stan's for a long time.  I am happy for him.



Blazenly Lucid Wines, 80 Nichols Street, Friday Harbor.



Stan on the right with Mica, trusty son on the left.  Mica is also a awesome golfer.



A happy customer selecting from Blazenly Lucid's fine wines.  Notice the San Juan Vineyard wines on the left.  Locally made here on San Juan Island. 



Stan carries locally baked rolls and bread from John, owner/chef/baker at 120 Nicholas Street, a great, romantic little restaurant.

To learn more about Stan and his shop visit:  http://www.blucid.com/

Well, here is where I spend most of my week days.  From this little command center all sorts of great ideas spring forth.  Please note the new metal wall covering that Mike Greene and I installed a few weeks ago.  Very Retro and very Cool.



I have all the elements a successful business man needs.  I have my chair, a nice place for my HP nc6400 computer.  A well spaced area for my pens and notebooks and a wide arrange of drinking devices.  Stereo speakers for my listening pleasure.  A great place to spend the day.

I have a couple of posts that talk about my love for the Moleskine Notebooks.  I think they are just the item. 



On the left is my yearly soft cover calender with the week on the left hand side and note taking space on the right hand side.  I have a Dude Abide sticker to help identify it as my calender.  The sticker comes http://www.lebowskifest.com.  This wonderful sites has all kinds of cool things from The Big Lebowski movie, which is my favorite all time movie.

To the right of the Abide book is my pocket ruled notebook where I keep a hand written record of thoughts and notes.  Either one of them will be with me at all times.  Don't want to forget something.

My son, Ammon and his wonderful wife, Angela, are expecting their first child - and my first grandchild - in October.  How totally cool is that!!!!  I am so excited.

We have set-up the web site www.babygilbert.org as a wonderful for family and friends to keep in touch with this grand happening.

Check it out!  http://www.babygilbert.org/

The other day, my sister, Carla, just emailed me and asked why I haven't posted any ramblings for a couple ...   more »