In 12th grade I needed a couple extra classes to graduate. I had a strong colleg=
e-prep resume but did not need/want calculus/trigonometry since I was enrol=
led to be a minister and taking extra speech and music accordingly. The gui=
dance counselor wondered why I had never taken typing.
Soundi=
ng as sexist today as I was in the 60’s, I said typing was for girls =
going to be secretaries and not interested. She reminded me how MUCH I woul=
d need typing in college, seminary, and sermon preparations. She was =
right, of course. So, I ended up in a room with 27 girls (mostly freshmen) =
and me, a senior and captain of the debate team, the lone guy. Not all bad,=
eh?
I learned why a “pangram” was so special. How=
often does every letter in the alphabet appear in a sentence? “The q=
uick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog” has been used for years to teac=
h handwriting and typing. But modern “Pangrams” not only show t=
yping skills, but also have cleverness and clarity to make them shine.=
Try some of these pangrams for fun (or keyboard dexterity)
>> The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
>> =
When zombies arrive, quickly fax Judge Pat.
>> Amazing=
ly few discotheques provide jukeboxes.
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;
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>> Puzzled women bequeath jerks very exotic gifts.
>&=
gt; The quick onyx goblin jumps over the lazy dwarf.
>> =
Five or six big jet planes zoomed quickly by the tower.
>&g=
t; Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
>> Jack am=
azed a few girls by dropping the antique onyx vase.
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Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"