Mar 24, 2006
I am sitting here reading Tremper Longman's NICOT commentary on Ecclesiastes with my new favorite toy. A friend of mine put me onto "flags" to get me out of a habit of abusing books, folding down corners etc. So I fumbled with Highlighter, pen, and flags as I did some reading. Well, chalk one up for convergence, as I have found a very cool tool for my reading. The 3M Highlighter that has a refillable flag resevoir! Oh yes, flags and yellow ink may now fly furiously together.
To quote Ecclesiasters, "Of the making of many books there is no end." Yet, thank God I have a tool like this to read some of the good ones out there. Now I just need a pen/highlighter/flag - with both highlighter and flags refillable...naw, that would make me spoiled.
For all the geeks who love their highlighters - in the car, on the bedside table, in the office, and everywhere in between.
Comments
That's funny because I'm trying to get into the habit of "abusing" my books. =)
Really, I'm just starting to mark them up. Up until now I've viewed them as collectables and therefore they should be kept pristine -- no dogeared pages, no marks, I even went so far as to try to keep the spine looking like it was still on the shelf at Borders. But no longer. I have seen the light!
Posted by: Geo | March 27, 2006 10:24 AM
You have seen the High-light!
Posted by: Reid | March 27, 2006 04:41 PM
I stumble onto your blog once a month or so to get some good Reid Monaghan insight, and what a good day to do so... My roommate gave me a 3M Post-It highlighter several months ago, and don't think I've left home to read or work without it. Thanks for mentioning the refillable characteristic. It was one of the only writing utensils I own that I haven't taken apart; I was afraid of breaking it to see if I could refill the flags. After reading the blog, I immediately pulled mine apart, and now I can abandon my close-to-miserly flag conservation habit. :o) I hope you, Kasey and the girls are doing well!
Posted by: Erin the Enginerd | March 27, 2006 05:03 PM
Erin, be not ashamed and let the flags fly! Good to hear from you. You can order the refills on Office Depots web site :)
Posted by: Reid | March 29, 2006 12:02 AM