I remember spending hours learning cursive in primary school. Here it is. I write slowly, and my hand gets tired pretty easily, but you'd be able to read it. Does anybody remember when Calpurnia was teaching Scout to write? That's how it was for me.
Yeah, they should be teaching cursive in the schools. We had handwriting class in the first grade. I get compliments on my handwriting, actually, which is deeply ironic, as a disabled person who does his best not to write anything by hand. Once you learn, it's in there.
You know, the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, had terrible handwriting. Maybe we should check the handwriting of serial killers. Although I don't know how kind it is to tell kids, "You can write better than that! Do you want to be a serial killer?"
Speaking of Ted Kaczynski, there's a fascinating documentary about him on Netflix right now: "Unabomber: In His Own Words". I wasn't really paying much attention as a teenager, when they caught him. Then again, if you get some teenagers to pay attention, you better look for the Son of Man in the next moment.
The professional poker player, Phil Laak, goes by the nickname "The Unabomber," because he dresses in a hoodie, with the aviation sunglasses. I suppose playing poker for a living is kind of a dubious career, but at least it's less dubious than a career as a serial killer.
I fancy myself a pretty good poker player, actually. I probably overrate myself, but at least my handwriting is good.
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