Foreword Regarding Pencils

I have recently rediscovered my passion for pencils.  I now have a drawer overflowing with black "lead" pencils from all over the world.  If there's a pencil I haven't tried, I want to try it out.  In our new digital age wherein we smear our fingertips against a glowing glass panel or type into restrictive boxes, the simple act of writing, drawing, and communicating with a pencil on paper should be a refreshing sensual pleasure to savor.  Furthermore, pencils and paper need not be expensive or elitist, but rather the opposite: affordable, available, and approachable by everyone.