Baker’s Dozen III

Skills you have that are now obsolete.

  1. Researching obscure information
  2. Dialing a phone
  3. Burning a CD
  4. Programming a VCR
  5. Writing in cursive
  6. Creating a mixtape
  7. Operating a printing press
  8. Reading road maps
  9. Shepardizing a reported case
  10. Driving a car with a manual transmission
  11. Using carbon paper in a typewriter
  12. Writing a check
  13. Speaking and writing in proper English (grammar, punctuation, and spelling)

As far back as thirty-five years ago, the scrawlings I saw on people’s checks or credit-card authorizations frequently looked more like an EKG printout than anything resembling a legible signature.
And it hasn’t improved. Ever looked at President Trump’s signature on his various proclamations, directives, and decrees?

With that observation, I shall pass.

-“BB”-