{"id":45717,"date":"2026-03-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45717"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T22:30:43","slug":"whats-in-my-now-paul-parkinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-now-paul-parkinson\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in my NOW? \u2014 Paul Parkinson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I\u2019m a semi-retired Brit who spent nearly 40 years flogging treasury and risk management software. I&#8217;m looking around for something less stressful and more fun to keep the brain working properly. I\u2019m a keen photographer and judge of photographic competitions. Coffee lover. Arsenal fan. Ultimately, we should remember that life\u2019s too short to drink bad wine. \u2014&nbsp;<strong>Paul Parkinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/03\/wimb-paul-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45718\" width=\"582\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/03\/wimb-paul-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/03\/wimb-paul-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/03\/wimb-paul-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2026\/03\/wimb-paul.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/pGr59S\">Asvine P36 Titanium Piston Demonstrator fountain pen<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>This is simply a fountain pen which is punching so far above its weight it\u2019s ridiculous. It writes smoother, feels better, and looks nicer than many pens costing even 10 times what this Chinese \u201creplica\u201d pen cost. Fitted with a Bock medium nib and filled with Pilot Iroshizuku Tsutsuji, it\u2019s a delight.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/127320453\/slim-wooden-wallet-credit-card-wallet\">Elephant N-Wallet<\/a><\/strong>: I got fed up with breaking my butt every time I sat down because my wallet was full up. Honestly, it was around 1\u201d deep at that point. I switched to Elephant N-Wallet and apart from the occasional new elastic band, it\u2019s been amazing. I carry no less than I did before but it\u2019s a much smaller package. As an aside, I also use a small&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.muji.eu\/products\/polyester-double-zip-case-small-19038\">Muji Polyester double zip case<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to carry more stuff like pill cases and other bits and bobs. As a combination it\u2019s perfect for me.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resound.com\/en\/hearing-aids\/resound-hearing-aids\/resound-vivia\">Resound Vivia Hearing aids<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/strong>I\u2019m pretty much deaf these days and these hearing aids have been incredible for me. Not cheap but the sound quality is incredible and the MFI connection to my iPhone for streaming works beautifully.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>DIGITAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>I recently switched over to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onenote.cloud.microsoft\/en-us\/\">Microsoft OneNote<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onenote.cloud.microsoft\/en-us\/\">&nbsp;<\/a>after my previous e-note supplier increased their subscription to beyond stupid. The fact that it\u2019s included with my Office subscription (kinda sorta free, right?) and I bought and stacked annual packages on Amazon Prime Day, I don\u2019t pay anything until June 2028!<\/li><li>I simply could not exist without RSS and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedly.com\/\">my Feedly account<\/a><\/strong>. I follow 600 feeds of varying activity levels and never miss an update. I\u2019ve been a user since 2013 (post Google Reader). Simply perfect.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>INVISIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Whatever you do today, do it with the confidence of a 4-year old in a Batman cape.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsinmynow.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my NOW?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ec17518-5a1f-4d72-bb4c-90894919687f_600x600.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issue #245<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[2389],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45719,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45717\/revisions\/45719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}