Many people have become concerned that cursive is no longer being taught in school. I saw the effect of this when one of our high school interns had trouble transcribing a meeting attendance sheet because some of the names were written in cursive. As someone who rarely uses cursive except for my signature (which is really … Continue reading Do they still teach typing in school?
Listing Beyond Forty
Dear boss, I have some questions regading your message about the importance of accurate timesheets. I am trying to be more mindful in the reporting of my hours; unfortunately, I cannot find appropriate billing codes for many of my activities. Below is a breakdown of how I spent my 40 hours this week. Please advise as to how … Continue reading A blatantly honest timesheet
I am currently reading 100 Essays I Don't Have Time to Write: On Umbrellas and Sword Fights, Parades and Dogs, Fire Alarms, Children, and Theater by Sarah Ruhl. I may write a review of it at some point, but to do so now would be unfair since I've only read one essay. (Heck, getting through the … Continue reading Sarah Ruhl on life intruding on writing
November is NaBloPoMo, National Blog Posting Month, when many bloggers pledge to blog every day of the month. Because it can be challenging to come up with things to write about every day there are many lists of NaBloPoMo writing prompts to give people ideas for blog posts. This is one of those, but it's … Continue reading 30 blog writing prompts that don’t tell you what to write
It's cold and yucky in Chicago today including rain and even some snow, and we aren't the only ones dealing with a cold Halloween. Instead of complaining about having to cover up your Halloween costume with a coat, you can just bundle up in one of these last minute Halloween costumes for cold weather. Skier, snowboarder, or other … Continue reading 5 last minute Halloween costumes for cold weather
Kim Z. Dale 