The Manly Tradition of the Pocket Notebook

The Art of Manliness blog muses on the long tradition of keeping a notebook: The idea of carrying around a pocket notebook has become quite popular these last few years, revived by the introduction of the current incarnation of the “Moleskine” into the market. It’s become so popular that I’m afraid it has come to [...]

Notebook Addict of the Week: An Amateur Naturalist

This week’s addict is Jace Stansbury of Texas, who keeps notebooks devoted to a very specific purpose: recording observations of nature. Here’s some of the collection: Jace’s thoughts on keeping notebooks: I have stacks of pocket-sized notebooks full of observations made over the years and I’m in the process of re-writing these notes in a [...]