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+For a couple years, I've routinely used
+<a href="http://www.ampad.com">Ampad</a>
+<a href="http://64.29.195.134/ashop/dept.asp?pf%5Fid=42034&dept%5Fid=2041&dept%5Fname=Steno+Notebooks&source=find%2Easp&whichpage=1&pagesize=10&countfrom=1&find%5Fspec=42034">Quad Ruled Steno Books</a> 
+to make notes to myself on just about everything.  This morning I realized 
+I'm using the last one from my most recently acquired
+package of 12... so, naturally, I tried to order some more.
+
+They're gone.  Apparently, nobody sells a quad-ruled steno pad any more. 
+
+I even called Ampad corporate customer service, where a very helpful woman 
+poked around on her computer and confirmed that the product has been 
+discontinued, and the last case in their inventory shipped out as part of an 
+order to a university bookstore in early April.  There aren't any more in 
+stock, and they probably won't ever print any more.
+
+Grumble.  At least I can still buy quad-ruled 
+<a href="http://64.29.195.134/ashop/dept.asp?pf%5Fid=22%2D142&dept%5Fid=2034&dept%5Fname=Engineering+Computation+Pads&source=find%2Easp&whichpage=1&pagesize=10&countfrom=1&find%5Fspec=22%2D142">
+engineering pads</a>, even if they
+are clumsier to carry around...
+
+[[!tag tags/misc]]