|
5th-grade writing sample proves once a scribbler, always a scribbler
|
Learning how to write well in longhand, a correspondent noted in
The New York Times last week, teaches patience, discipline and the
rewards of practice.
These virtues, explained Henry Nass, a business-development
consultant, are "the beginning of what will be required for progress
in many other skills children need to learn. The mastery of
penmanship is thus a grade schooler's first metaphor."
If that is true, the Scribbler flunked life's first metaphor.
He is not the only one.
Many adults write badly, if we write at all -- but no worse than
most students who are returning to school this week. ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research
(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)
|
|
Despite farby footwear, the Scribbler gingerly walks through history
; Scribbler's note: This is the second of two columns based on the Scribbler's impersonation of 19th century Lancaster newspaper editor...editor Geist's observations. Today's column presents the Scribbler's commentary as a living-history participant...
|
|
|
What are the security guards guarding?
; ...International Sunday before last, Mrs. Scribbler hitched a ride home and flew from Harrisburg...diversion provided an opportunity for the Scribbler to assess visible security at the airport...441 past TMI over the past year, the Scribbler never spotted guards at the gates to...
|
|
|
If shoe fits, wear it; if it doesn't, go barefoot or bear a bunion
; The podiatrist tells the Scribbler to bare his feet and examine his big toes, something the Scribbler almost never does. The Scribbler occasionally attempts to transform personal misfortune into a funny, informative newspaper column. So here's...
|
|
|
How the gift of laundry keeps on giving, generation after generation
; When the Scribbler went to college, his parents gave him a large black...Scribblerclothes may prompt several thoughts, among them: 'The Scribbler may have been a spoiled child. 'The Scribbler's mother may have been a saint. 'The Scribbler's spouse...
|
|
|
Present at the creation of an enthusiastic graduate of the Class of '03
; ...off his black mortar board, the Littler Scribbler graduated from Dickinson College Sunday...last- minute assist from dad. Since the Scribbler graduated at Carlisle in 1966, Dickinson...significant emotional kick, doubly so for the Scribbler because his late father also graduated...
|
|
|
LANK-i-ster revisited: It's not right for pronunciation to be bad
; The troubles started when the Little Scribbler moved from Lancaster to Washington, D...assaulted the town only once, but the Little Scribbler has endured continual attacks on the...pronounce these words. Recently the Little Scribbler met someone who, upon learning she was...
|
|
|
Suicide pilots, anthrax and now a sniper -- but life goes on in D.C.; On the morning of Sept. 11, the Little Scribbler was working in her Washington office when the world began falling apart.
; ...safest place in the area," says the Little Scribbler, who resides midway between the White...not as safe as its suburbs, the Little Scribbler is not talking solely about muggings...downtown streets. Last winter the Little Scribbler's law firm distributed elaborate evacuation...
|
|
|
A mother like no other celebrates another Mother's Day
; With Mother's Day coming up, the Scribbler is thanking his lucky glass shards that...One of those guys may have broken the Scribbler's car window in early January and stolen...respect as he treated my automobile. The Scribbler is thinking about the briefcase incident...
|
|
Scribbler comes to Jackpine Joe's aid in the (Jolly Ol' St.) nick of time
; ...Jackpine smiled. "Don't take it personal, scribbler. I was hoping for three wise men to show...the idea," he said. "You got any more, scribbler, or did you shoot it all on that one...Jackpine popped for more soda. And he said: "Scribbler, you are certainly keeping up with the...
|
|
|
Second chance: Son settles down where parents could not
; ...right. Let's see. In the early '70s, before the Scribbler and Mrs. Scribbler got hitched, we independently traveled to the West Coast. In the winter of 1970, the 26-year-old Scribbler loaded many of his earthly possessions, including...
|
For more facts and information,
see all results
