I water my garden in my underwear almost daily.  I am careful not to overwater.  

I also check the mail in my underwear.  Admittedly, it's not a busy road.  But there I stand... frustrated by the chore given to me by the US Postal Service.  

I bring this up only because on any given day, there is a non-zero chance that I might end up in a conflict... in my underwear... depending on the behavior of any malicious delivery drivers or passers-by.

That's what I might have imagined in this situation... except it's in a public park or something.

(Fair warning, there is considerable NSFW language in that video, which is hilarious).

I do not go to the park in my underwear.  In fact I usually rock an athletically fitting Fight Smart T-Shirt and board shorts with miscellaneous flora... so I truly have no idea how this happened.  

I'm just glad that the Aussie Man got a hold of it and worked his narrative magic.

And speaking of buying really cool stuff...

You know what really grinds my gears?

Trying to write something in my car when I never have a pen...

You know when else grinds my gears???

Trying to look for that pen under my seat when I never have a real flashlight...

But do you know what grinds my gears most of all??!!

Being trapped in my vehicle after careening helplessly into a body of water... and having nothing with which to break the glass!

But is there a solution to all such problems???

Yup.

Tactical Pens! 

What?!

Tactical Pens!!!

You serious Trav... er... me?

Indeed.  Tactical.  Freaking.  Pens.  

I was given several of these highly functional pens by the folks over at Atomic Bear, and I am shocked... shocked at how much like them.

I was fully prepared to begrudgingly accept the goods and apologize when I didn't think that they were cool enough for Fight Smart, since I don't whore myself out for wares that I don't actually believe in.

As it turns out, I would buy these just to have a freakin' classy pen made of aircraft grade aluminium with included replaceable ink cartridges.  (I've never had a nice pen... it's embarrasingly exciting).

The fact that they're also flashlights, glass-breakers, weapons, and multi-tools (in the event that some manufacturer curses you with a flat head screw) is just a bonus.

I'm legitimately ashamed at how much I like them.  It's completely unexpected.   This one is my favorite. 

All non-sense aside, I now have a glass-breaker in every vehicle.  I think that's mildly important. 

Additionally, I never write manually.  I just don't have to.  And yet, I enjoy the elegant-yet-savage pen at my desk so much that I pick the stupid thing up and doodle with it constantly. 

I fully expected to chuckle at these things with my wife and give them away at Christmas.   Now I have to resist using the glass breakers on my computer monitors when frustrated by my lack of various technical understandings.  

So look, I added this shameless promotion to the bottom of my email because I'm legitimately appreciative for the 'gift' that Atomic Bear sent over.  I've never loved a pen before.  They have set up coupon code fightsmart10 to give you 10% off.

I will  receive a commission on that by default, which will then be donated to charity.  

I just like the pens.

And people fighting in their underwear.

I encourage you to enjoy both of these things. 

Have a fantastic weekend!

-Trav

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