Just in case you were wondering. . .

It’s a very bad idea to send a Bic clear barreled ball point pen through a wash cycle and then into the dryer. Somewhere along the way it gets a little overwrought and begins to cry blue ink. I, of course, didn’t notice the hysterical pen until after the dry cycle was complete and the entire inside of my dryer, along with the clothing therein, was streaked with blue ink.

Thought you’d like to know.

(The pen was in the pocket of the jacket I wear at school in my classroom. . .I was washing it and all of the blankets to kill the germs. I wonder if blue ink doubles as a disinfectant.)