Dave,
Dave Davidson1 - Ya know, I bet you really don't own a graphite writing stick.
Thanks to your harangue, I went out and bought myself a 10-pack on #2 Charles Leonard pencils (99 cents). Then I drug out the old pencil sharpener from the "valuable stuff that your can't throw away storage bin(OK, then, the basement)" and put a nice point on all 10 of them.
The feel of a quality #2 pencil on paper had been lost to me for many years. It is a far more pleasant writing instrument than any mechanical pen. I am now using #2s for everything except signatures on legal documents.
I still use the Sharpies for autographs though. People want their autographs to last!
