I remember the battle cry years ago was to replace all the paper bags with plastic to save the trees and protect the environment. So, I find it ironic that now the battle cry is to abandon plastic and go back to paper.

As an aside, yes, that was the correct usage of "its".

For a quick comparison, I can write as small as the date that appears on a penny with a Fisher Space Pen. http://i46.tinypic.com/34zzpyh.jpg However, you will have issues with its ink smearing like any other pen.

Heres's a URL shortener/beautifier that can do exactly that, and be hosted on your own domain: http://301tool.com/