RESEARCH

Now that things are approaching what passes here for Normality, Wilson has settled down to do some research on Pencils, before starting work on designing his Ant Identifying Pencil. 

Pencils, he tells me, are WAY more interesting than you might think – for example, did you know that Napoleon was responsible for the modern pencil? 

Or that, before rubber erasers, people used to rub out their mistakes with bread? 

Or that the Japanese make today's most sought-after and expensive pencil, the Tombow Mono 100?

I will freely admit that, while I didn't know most of these things, my life does not feel greatly enriched by having acquired this knowledge...