AMBITION

[Deb S]

Nope. Never had it. And I think this says it all. This is, I believe from 3rd Grade.

[serenity]

yup, typing is the thing to do now for sure. i wish i'd payed better attention in typing class, maybe i'd be prone to less typos, lol

[VT100]

Back in the old days when I took typing, it was because my handwriting was sooo bad I figured I'd better have a better method available. It still shocks me how bad my handwriting is. At the time, typing class was stocked with girls, because the only reason to learn to type was because you were training to become a secretary, and only girls would become a secretary. It suited me fine, since I liked having girls around, but many people wondered what a boy was doing in the class. Sexist, but what are you going to do? The funny thing was that they were teaching us to type from a page into a typewriter. Not from our brains into a typewriter. Or a computer. Who do you think you are, Buck Rogers? In college, I could type better than many of the women, because their parents discouraged them from learning to type, because they didn't want them to become secretaries. Now the teach kids of all genders to type in elementary school, because everyone expects to type things into computers. They still grumble about penpersonship, but I think they really want the kiddos to type.

[kdot (keeley)]

"one day my cat was wild" omg. lol. you guys are too much. the curlies on the font, Mel? awesome. i so badly wanted to write that I had NO desire to learn how to print. I wanted to write. Now, I pretty much print. Oh irony...
i love this post, just so you know...

[kdot (keeley)]

"she sort of bounced around the room" LOL> ok, i'll have to do one more dig to see what i can find...

[kdot (keeley)]

" she has a bad temper" is now tied, in mind, with the presidential letter...
omg. you were the best kid ever!

[kdot (keeley)]

omg - i'm just at the Crystal Gayle comment, E! Hilarious...

[kdot (keeley)]

I love how you cut to the chase - both with the presidents letter and the sluice box. i can't stop laughing.... lol....

[serenity]

oh, and mel i an so very struck at how evocative your cat essay is. i can totally picture it! even at such a young age you were already showing mad writing skills! ummm mad as in awesome--i totally had a moment of hearing your enoch chime in :p

[serenity]

omg those are awesome one's mel. i adore your printing! i never ever had good penmanship. in grade three during long hand writing class the teacher sighed and said 'just print dear, just print' i often wonder i the reason i ever got good grades was because i was very verbally articulate. heaven only knows they couldn't read my handwriting lol.

[Mel]

Ha ha, I can't read my handwriting now either, no one in the family can!
It was an ugly house though, asbestos siding, 80 year old farmhouse with one teeny bathroom for all to share....
I'll keep digging, but I think there's little else......