Monthly Archives: January 2025

Tiger Chinese horoscope for 2025

Born between:

  • February 14, 2010 – February 2, 2011   
  • January 28, 1998 – February 15, 1999
  • February 9, 1986 – January 28, 1987   
  • January 23, 1974 – February 10, 1975
  • February 5, 1962 – January 24, 1963
  • February 17, 1950 – February 5, 1951

Look out for unexpected setbacks that require your unique skills to overcome

Overview of the Tiger sign

The Tiger is the third sign in the Chinese Zodiac, known for its courage, confidence and adventurous spirit. Those born under this sign are often seen as dynamic, ambitious and natural leaders. Tigers are fearless in the face of challenges and possess a strong sense of justice, making them bold and charismatic individuals.

What 2025 holds for Tiger signs

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…Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.

“My two fingers on a typewriter have never connected with my brain. My hand on a pen does. A fountain pen, of course. Ball-point pens are only good for filling out forms on a plane.” ~ Graham Greene

To start off, I have to thank @skyercorp and wife for the thoughtful Xmas gift of disposable fountain pens.

Unfortunately, they were crap. I thought it might just be a one off from the pack, so tried a different one. Still crap.

I am a pen snob. I don’t totally judge someone by the pen they are using, but it probably is a bigger judging factor than most people. So I think that I’ll do a post of my history with pens and pencils and my current collection. We’ll see how long a post it is; maybe I’ll do separate posts…

The gift that started this topic.

So these are the pens that I received and it’s not that they were a China brand that I didn’t like them. I’m not THAT snobby. I do have several Chinese knockoffs that I use and like. But the nib on these pens was just bad; very scratchy. And like I said before, I tried a different one and it was the same.

And I appreciated the thoughtfulness of them (thank you #skyercorp). Disposable ones that I can use and loose at work. But loosing pens at work has not stop me from brining in some of my expensive pens, loosing them, and getting all of the scientists in the lab to help me look for it, just to find it in my lab coat that I put in the hamper.

So I returned them and got this Jinhao 9056 Tiger Embossed Fountain Pen Bent Nib instead. It is a little thicker than I prefer, but tiger, duh. One thing that I didn’t do is read the description of this pen and that it has a bent nib.

Bent nibs are also called “fude” (pronounced foo-deh) nibs. “Fude” means ‘bent’ in Japanese. These are specialized nibs bent at the tip to give it a curved or rounded surface area. This extra surface area allows fountain pen users to write with more varied line widths depending on the angle of the pen on paper.

So when the pen came and I looked at it, I was like WTF!? Almost got pliers to try to straighten the nib out. Good thing I reread the description. The pen is nice, but is more for calligraphy than the writing that I do at work. Mainly because I have to be conscious of what ink I’m using and how I’m holding the pen. After a few pages of bleed through, think it will be a journal/sketch pen instead of a work pen.

Gallery

Photo dump

Flooded Eyes

There is some fluid in the back of my eye that is not serious, but the doctor is concerned about. Apparently stress is one cause for it. Time to get a doctor’s note saying that I need to work from Hawaii for my health.🏖️🏝️🌺🍹

Mixed Feelings …

…about the large print book I’m reading.

The Matrix Dodge

I wonder how many people have looked me up years later and thought to themselves, “Man, I dodged a bullet with this guy. What did I ever see in him?”

…In Bed

6 Zodiac Signs That Struggle To Find Love – Taurus

There is nothing a Taurus can’t take except loneliness. They want closeness and companionship, and that often takes them into the hands of somebody they are not even compatible with.

They are stubborn , and it is really hard for them to admit that they were wrong. That is why they have a hard time admitting defeat and leaving a crappy relationship.

But once they do, they are certain they made the right choice, and they have no habit of going back to the same people who broke them.

All a Taurus needs is to be patient and make better choices when choosing who they give their love to.

There is no rushing love, and by staying with wrong people, they are just getting to their forever person at a very slow pace.

Your Playback24 and Last.Year reports

horangee’s year in music | Last.fmPlayback | Last.fm

Again, it’s always interesting comparing my Last.fm Playback 2024 and my Apple Music Replay ’24