Entry for July 06, 2006

I took Amanda to the doctor today and she already seems to be a bit better.  Something I couldn't believe was how bad the doctor's writing was, and he really seemed to be trying.  I wonder if they teach that in medical school?  If they do, the pharmacists must also be very well trained as the one I went to seemed to know what it said!  Maybe my medical correspondent can comment on this?



One solution might be for doctors to have a look at Kate Gladstone's Handwriting Repair.  I sent her a sample of my writing once and she had the following to say:



1. your style comes very close to what I teach, because I teach a modernized and flexible version of the Italic style: with the exception of a very few letters such as "f," the letter-shapes/slight slant/partial use of joins in your writing fall well within the boundaries of what I present to my students,



2. I consider your writing as "handwriting" in the sense of "written communication done with a pen/cil rather than with a computer or a stone chisel or whatever" - if someone who writes with a foot insists on a more literally defined term, of course I'll happily use the word "footwriting" for the script of any such person.



You certainly do not need my help with handwriting, unless for any reason you desire it. In fact, with what you have accomplished you could well teach others.



OK, end complaint/gloat.