[mollyL]

Keyboards are good, but I'm a bit set in my ways and need to write notes, journal, etc. Pencils are good for some things but not others, and are not good for legal documents.
There's always the idea of buying a nice pen (a nib on wood, the thickness up to you, but no ink inside) and a bottle of India Ink (or whatever ink is the best for the environment.) You dip it in the ink and write. You'd have to practice at not putting ink blots on the paper and you'd probably need a blotter to dry the ink, but hey, if it was good enough for the 18th century on back, it's good enough for me!