The Holocene

I think Merlin missed the most Zen element of this when he just grabbed a visual punchline.  To wit, the pencils’ product description:

Pre sharpened and ready to use, real wood 3-1/2” golf pencil is bonded with a break resistant number two core for smooth writing. Use for questionnaires, survey forms, lottery kiosks, church pews, even recording your golf scores.

How modest—when you are known best for the least of your talents, enlightenment is sure soon to follow.

merlin:

Writing Zen: Minimalist Word Processor

I’m totally buying a license.

I mean, as soon as it does word count, adds a timer with customizable alarm sounds and graded visual cues, supports hierarchical and free-form faceted tagging, integrates with emacs, checks my pulse, massages my scrote, and provides a weighted, point-based system by which I can interact with and compete against other people who don’t want to be distracted from writing.

Still, you gotta admit. Pretty zen.