Ink
How ink confounds the randomness of the universe
He loved ink.
The look of it. The smell of it.
And what ink does from the tip of his pen to the waiting, thirsty paper.
Somehow the atoms in the ink form words on the paper.
And the words make sense once in a while.
He used permanent black ink because it’s… permanent!
Yeh.
It won’t fade.
The ink atoms are supercharged with permanence.
And the paper won’t fade. Its atoms have special powers — they’re acid free.
The precious ink and paper atoms confound the randomness of the universe with their permanence.
Not to get too metaphysical about it, but ink and paper make the world go around.
Imagine for a moment a world without paper and precious ink.
Yes, I know about bits and bytes. So what?
They’re just a bunch of electrons pretending to be important.
They can’t hold a candle to paper and ink.
Sooner or later, most of them come down from the clouds and populate paper with… ink.
Yeh sure, I know about printers and toner.
What do you think toner is?
It’s atoms of ink.
Let’s face it, a world without ink is a terrible thing to contemplate.
Stay strong, my friends, and buy more ink.
Tell ’em I sent you.
