I penciled (BrE: pencilled) a brief reminder in my notebook.

One common trend in image tagging research is to focus on visually relevant tags, and this tends to ignore the personal and social aspect of tags, especially on photoblogging websites such as Flickr.

But the Pope […] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends […]

I concur with all the bread-suggesters, but for the sake of variety: / asparagus, steamed and tossed with lemon juice and sauteed onions and garlic, makes a great side dish for some thin soups, such as the trivial pesto, bean and pasta soup I had tonight. Ate the pasta, then dipped the asparagi in the green broth.