tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post7600559992898822200..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Thank you, Miss TianoWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-7229786335991140282009-04-08T11:15:00.000-04:002009-04-08T11:15:00.000-04:00I remember "having" to take a typing class during ...I remember "having" to take a typing class during a time when women being a secretary was one of three jobs a woman was expected to do until she got married. I hated the idea, but learned anyway while never getting any real spead. I'm especially grateful I was 'forced' because though I never got paid to type, I needed it in several jobs and it was extremely useful not to have to think about it.<BR/>As I sit here typing this message, I realize I do not think about where the keys are at all. My typing program is running. I'm sure the internal mechanism that allowed me to effortlessly learn the keyboard is what allowed me to learn and memorize effortlessly all the city, airport and airline codes I needed while working in the travel industry.<BR/>PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-62604972821536950432009-04-03T06:51:00.000-04:002009-04-03T06:51:00.000-04:00Why not get your hubby one of those voice recognit...Why not get your hubby one of those voice recognition programs so he can dictate his messages?<BR/>Enjoyed the site, thanks for letting me visit. <BR/><BR/>Karen :)Karen from Mentorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685540761526680384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-883273568473741632009-04-02T06:36:00.000-04:002009-04-02T06:36:00.000-04:00Becky, don't get too excited. We have a very LONG ...Becky, don't get too excited. We have a very LONG way to go yet.<BR/><BR/>And, Lisa, for some reason, it's the "N" that is disappearing on my keyboard.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-45477368906589306942009-04-01T22:29:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:29:00.000-04:00Way to go brother its about time.Practice makes pe...Way to go brother its about time.<BR/>Practice makes perfect. Who cares how long it takes. If Fred can do it so can you!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00940201840375286221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-64475033549691556882009-04-01T21:15:00.000-04:002009-04-01T21:15:00.000-04:00Lisa, that's so funny. My one-year old laptop is n...Lisa, that's so funny. My one-year old laptop is now missing the "N" on that key.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-2370481231935787542009-04-01T17:53:00.000-04:002009-04-01T17:53:00.000-04:00Annette, I had a man typing teacher in 9th grade. ...Annette, I had a man typing teacher in 9th grade. I can't remember his name, but I liked him, and I loved typing (yes, on an IBM Selectric). I was very good at it, and I always say typing was the most useful class I ever took in high school, because once I graduated from college, I was able to support myself by temping as a secretary while searching for a "real" job. It worked right after college when I moved to Atlanta before I found my first real job, and it worked again when I moved back to Pittsburgh 5 years later and had to look for another real job.<BR/><BR/>My husband is a hunt-and-peck typist too, but he's very computer-literate, because he uses a computer at work. The funny thing is that I always wear the letters off my keyboards from heavy use, especially the "f" and "j" home keys , and then he has a hard time finding the letters when he tries to use it, so he always ends up getting me a new keyboard. :-)lisa currynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-80791281564388964152009-04-01T16:24:00.000-04:002009-04-01T16:24:00.000-04:00Will, I love the pictures AND the story behind the...Will, I love the pictures AND the story behind them...you publicity hound you. Aloha!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-44840155979549113312009-04-01T14:15:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:15:00.000-04:00I feel like that on my new netbook. 92% keyboard....I feel like that on my new netbook. 92% keyboard. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I'll put these links again.<BR/><BR/>http://wbereswill.com/wordpress/?p=153<BR/><BR/>http://wbereswill.com/wordpress/?p=160<BR/><BR/>I posted some pictures at my blog and on Facebook.<BR/><BR/>Off to watch the whales play.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-46880260525268524722009-04-01T10:21:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:21:00.000-04:00Karen, I think it was something of a Freudian Slip...Karen, I think it was something of a Freudian Slip.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-38416042578088185212009-04-01T10:02:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:02:00.000-04:00Uh-oh, Annette. Was that accidentally on purpose? ...Uh-oh, Annette. Was that accidentally on purpose? <BR/><BR/>The funniest thing in our typing class in my Catholic high school--the three fat-fingered football players who could out-type almost all the rest of us. Turned some of my preconceived ideas on their heads.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-91704828477939406682009-04-01T09:05:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:05:00.000-04:00I'm going to have to try that typing test, too, al...I'm going to have to try that typing test, too, although I probably won't make the results public. Heh.<BR/><BR/>Joyce, I liked your story a lot! It totally creeped me out!<BR/><BR/>Don't think I had it easy because I had a Selectric in school. At home, I used my mom's Royal manual. Then I spilled a cup of hot chocolate into it...Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35129981058106924632009-04-01T08:32:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:32:00.000-04:00I'll have to try that typing test! Now that I'm no...I'll have to try that typing test! Now that I'm not typing police reports all day, I think I've slowed down. <BR/><BR/>My kids learned keyboarding when they were in elementary school. By the time they were in high school, they typed a lot faster than I could.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-59442011280547459652009-04-01T08:27:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:27:00.000-04:00My first typewriter was my Nana's Underwood Manual...My first typewriter was my Nana's Underwood Manual. Our neighbor taught us to type.<BR/><BR/>Does anyone still use 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?<BR/><BR/>I switch keyboards twice a year - I wear them out and I read somewhere that it's good brain exercise.<BR/><BR/>xo KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-59420428424640589642009-04-01T08:24:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:24:00.000-04:00Ah, typing class. Mine was also on manual typewrit...Ah, typing class. Mine was also on manual typewriters, and we had to erase all our mistakes, through however many carbons they had us make that time. I detested it, and barely passed the class with 36 wpm (passing grade was 35 wpm). Fast forward to computers, and suddenly, no longer fretting about the need to keep paper intact, I sped up apace. These newfangled contraptions are a godsend! <BR/><BR/>Now I type around 50 wpm, although I've typed faster. You can check your speed at typingtest.com, by the way. <BR/><BR/>Not taking typing in school is why people like John McCain are viewed as fuddy duddies. Fewer and fewer captains of industry, such as there are left, are in that category of left behind when it comes to computers. <BR/><BR/>However, an author friend of the family, a man who has written dozens of books on natural history topics, types with two fingers. He's amazing.Karen in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-74822253682929536762009-04-01T08:11:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:11:00.000-04:00Typing was the one course I never wanted to take. ...Typing was the one course I never wanted to take. Miss Minnie Ruth Smith made it more fun that I ever thought it could be, and she's one of the teachers to whom I dedicated my doctoral dissertation. Without her, I'd never have gotten there.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-36121042926240416712009-04-01T08:04:00.000-04:002009-04-01T08:04:00.000-04:00Annette, consider yourself lucky. I went to a Cath...Annette, consider yourself lucky. I went to a Catholic high school and we had manual typewriters in the Personal Typing class. Only the business students were allowed to use the electrics. I guess they figured we college prep students wouldn't need the latest technology.<BR/><BR/>I liked your short story better than mine. And yours didn't have any typos or formatting problems. I guess I can't blame that on the manual typewriters.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-73670255284300854602009-04-01T07:26:00.000-04:002009-04-01T07:26:00.000-04:00I took typing classes in summer school 3 different...I took typing classes in summer school 3 different summers while I was in junior high and high school. It's hard to remember, but in those days I was BORED during the summer. Nothing to do? I can't even imagine it now!<BR/><BR/>Anyways, it was a great way to use time that would otherwise have been wasted. But I don't remember any of my teachers. Except that none of them wore moumous.<BR/><BR/>My word verification is "twingst," the past tense for having eaten a twinkie.<BR/><BR/>P.S. Annette - I just had a chance to read your and Joyce's short stories this morning, and they were great! I loved them both.Torynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88609240386284923852009-04-01T06:36:00.000-04:002009-04-01T06:36:00.000-04:00Gina, I'll have to tell my hubby your term for his...Gina, I'll have to tell my hubby your term for his typing style. Add to the mix his dyslexia plus total lack of motivation and I don't think he'll ever conquer the keyboard. <BR/><BR/>At least he can manage the mouse. Point and click.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-29836497602296016392009-04-01T06:06:00.000-04:002009-04-01T06:06:00.000-04:00So, Annette, your husband follows the Bible method...So, Annette, your husband follows the Bible method of typing: seek and ye shall find. <BR/>I learned to type in high school, when the IBM Selectric with automatic erase and interchangeable type balls was state of the art. Now it's hard to imagine functioning without being able to type. I do most of my own word processing at the office - there's no choice, my assistant works for 3 other lawyers, too. As for writing, well, of course, we know we'd write no matter what - think MISERY. But being able to type and correct on a computer is a real assist.Ginanoreply@blogger.com