Mary: Exactly. I can read hand printing and numbers quite easily and very plain cursive takes a little longer but I can usually read it, but most people get so sloppy with their cursive that it isn't worth my time. I was doing some freelance writing for a while and was getting hand written notes from editors which I preferred to read myself. I could do it well enough to get the gist of what they said but it took a lot of time. I still do freelance writing but now people email me so I don't have to deal with their scribbled notes. Gail Gail, I'm the same way. I'm better with numbers than cursive. Hand printing is quite easy. When a friend went to England for a brief visit, he wrote me and printed so precisely that it looked like typing. I've never seen such careful hand printing since then. Mary to view the list archives, go to: _www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l_ (//www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l) To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: _optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.