Pausing for a Brief Message . . .

If you're like me, you're always coming across a turn of phrase or a bit of trivia in your reading that you'd like to remember. But marking up your book is out of the question, and Post-it Notes can be cumbersome.

Enter Levenger's "Margin Tape." If you've never seen the Levenger catalogue or Web site, you're in for a treat. They carry all sorts of nifty tools for readers.

This tape would be better if it were transparent and I could place it directly over a passage or sentence. But still: The tape doesn't harm the page and that's something to get excited about.