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What are you doing with your Leap Day?

Well, here I am in my seasoned life about to experience my fourteenth Leap Day. Gee whiz! This totals two weeks worth of extra time! This year I’m not going to blow it. I am going to institute a new tradition that I hope will focus each week for the rest of the year.

Like you, I wear a number of hats—wife, mother, daughter, communications counselor. You can fill in your own blanks here. Each week, I am going to put a goal down on paper for each of these roles. Every morning before I dive in with both feet, I’m going to look at these goals and do at least one thing to further each one.

I am going to use this Leap Day to springboard into the rest of this Leap Year. I’m already feeling some personal satisfaction in knowing that I am going to be more “intentional” about each role, making the most of my time and how I spend it.

I hope that you enjoy your Leap Day and use it as a springboard to greater success and satisfaction. Happy leaping!

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Cursive Handwriting: A thing of the past

Is cursive writing a lost art form? Will penmanship be something that students read about in history books? While this may seem like an exaggeration – it could quite possibly become true in the near future.

My mom is a high school art teacher with impeccable penmanship. Her every stroke is controlled and each word is perfectly legible, or so she thought. Last week she was writing on the white-board when her students informed her that they couldn’t read her handwriting because they didn’t learn cursive. My response to this: “WHAT?!”

How is it possible to not read cursive? I still remember the lined newsprint paper that I used to practice on along with all the techniques. So this got me thinking about how much I wrote as a kid – I had pen pals, wrote thank you notes, recorded my thoughts in a journal, practiced my cursive and even passed notes in class (but only occasionally). I took advantage of every chance I had to write, not because I had to, but because I enjoyed it.

Nowadays everything is electronic. Students use computers, tablets and smart phones to jot down thoughts, messages and notes rather than turning to the good ol’ pen and paper.

The diminishing use of cursive and whether or not it should be taught in school has become a topic of debate across the nation but there’s no right answer. Schools can determine whether or not to include cursive in their curriculum and most likely more and more schools will shy away from cursive lessons.

It makes me sad to think that cursive writing may become a thing of the past. When that happens though, I can assure you I will submit my mom’s handwriting as a specimen at the history museum.

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Just like printing, cursive writing is typically not presented in alphabetical order.

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Do any of these grammar mistakes sound familiar?

Whenever I read Facebook I am astounded at how many individuals murder the English language on a daily basis. I ran across an article titled “Top 25 Grammar and Language Mistakes.” It is definitely worth a read. Don’t you wonder if you are guilty of any of these? Now if only it were required reading by all Facebook and Twitter users…

For those who do not have time to read this piece, here are my top five gripes pulled from their list of 25:
• Writing that something has “peaked your interest.” We’re not talking mountain climbing here. The correct word is piqued.
• Saying you made a 360-degree turn, when you changed direction. I’ve had many (otherwise bright) bosses say they made a 360-degree turn when they meant that they turned around completely. But think about it: If you turn around so that you’re facing in the opposite direction, you’ve actually made a 180-degree turn.
• Saying something is a “mute point” instead of “moot.” Moot means open to discussion or debatable. Mute means silent. Much as we all might appreciate more mute points, they’re not only ineffective, they’re also incorrect.
• Using “irregardless.” While irregardless does appear in some dictionaries, it’s always listed as “non-standard.” That’s because it’s meaningless. The “ir” cancels out the “regardless.” Stick with plain old regardless.
• Using “it’s” when you mean “its.” This is a mistake I see every day—whether on the Web or in print. The rule is so breathtakingly simple that everyone should learn it’s stands for it is. The possessive version, “The dog chewed on its bone,” somehow prompts people to throw in an errant apostrophe. Whenever I see it’s, I always reread the sentence to ensure the correct meaning is it is. And when I see its, I reread the sentence to ensure it doesn’t mean it is.

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Posted by Laurie Meza on 02/01 at 02:05 PM
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All the above mistakes sounds familiar. You get to hear them often in day to day life.

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