— Daily Journal Entry 007 —
The pocketknife is about the simplest tool there is. They come in all shapes and sizes, but I’m primarily talking about the one, or two (maybe three), blade knives that you can fold, not push a button or flick it open with your thumb. So, I’m not talking about automatic, or thumb assisted opening knives, which are cool, but they’re in another altogether different category(s).
But a simple, folding pocketknife. One that you may have received from your grandfather back in the day. Mine gave me handful of them over the years, to include the two “Schrade Old Timers” in the featured photo for this post.
Your basic pocketknife has but one purpose – To cut something. I guess you could divide the act of cutting into a few subcategories like prying and poking. We’ve all needed a pocketknife at one point in our lives. Some people use a knife of some sort every day. But all of us occasionally use one to open a box (amazon package), cut some sort of cord, or string (if you can’t find some scissors), peel an apple, use as an improvised crewdriver, scrape off some old, sticky residue, etc. … They’re just handy to have around.
I think everyone should have a pocketknife somewhere nearby. Or some sort of knife. If you are like me, you have one available in multiple locations… They come in all shapes and sizes too. Man, or woman, doesn’t matter. There’s a pocketknife out there for everyone.
Until Next Time,
- Featured Image: My grandfather’s two Schrade Old Timers sitting on an old picnic table my grandparents had in their backyard. View on Flikr.
- Note: These “Daily Journal Entries” are part of a mini blog within the main blog where I make every effort to publish a 250+ word post per day on top of the regular, longer posts. The idea is to just create a daily habit of publishing written content. And also, to try and become a better overall writer… We’ll see…
