We have all heard the saying “you learn something new everyday”. I am a big believer in this rule. In fact, I learned something today that I will immediately put into practice, starting with this post.
(WARNING: THIS IS INCREDIBLY RANDOM AND IS NOT SPIRITUAL AT ALL.)
When I was a junior in high school, I took a class called “Typing”. I know this will date me a little bit, but that is ok. Now when I say typing, I do not mean sitting in front of a computer and typing on the keyboard. No, this was sitting in front of a typewriter.
One thing that this class taught me was to press the spacebar twice at the end of sentences. This method of typing has been engrained in my brain for years now. I have pressed the spacebar twice after sentences ever since that class.
Now to fully understand me and my brain, you have to know that I notice and obsess over small things like how many times you press the spacebar at the end of a typed sentence. I have noticed when others do not do it and I have wondered if I was incorrectly typing.
Well, after some research, I learned something today. A graphic designer named John Burns says…
There you go. I learned something today. From here on out, I will no longer hit the spacebar twice after a sentence. Be patient with me because it is tough to break 14+ years of typing habits. I am just pumped I finally got an answer.
I know…I’m such a geek.
What about you? If you learn something new everyday, that means that you have learned something today. I shared what I learned today. What did you learn today?
i learned something today too, brian!
humpback whales live to an average of seventy years old. isn’t that crazy?
I learned that a double double caramel latte is the warm version of the double double caramel frappacinno.
Winter: DDC Latte
Sumer: DDC Frappacinno
I too learned to type with hitting the space bar twice after a period. It will be hard habit to break. It kinda creates a good rhythm. Actually typing was the one thing that I learned in H.S. that has helped probably more than anything else.
i learned today that you can make a mask out of a milk jug….using the handle as a nose.
Life is what you make it, and every now & then, it’ll stink.
I refuse to conform to such new fangled ideas! You can’t take my double spaces from me!
I agree with Graham. Double space FOREVER, for me.
Red ants secrete an enzyme on the first bite that creates an odor to signal all the other ants to start biting.
Banana skin is good for mosqito bites.
Jeff Jenkins drinks way too much coffee!
Wow! Grandpa & Grandma humpback whales, a warm version of the Caramel Frap (liquid gold as I like to call it), milk jug mask, the red ant enzyme that pretty much ruins your day, etc. I love learning. Keep them coming.
As for the persistant, stubborn double spacers, my initial reaction was to dig my heals in too and not budge on my spacebar habits. I’m not fully sold yet, but I am willing to give it a shot. You never know, I might go back. It is going to be really hard to break this habit.
MAN! I just realized I went this whole comment double spacing between sentences. This is going to be tough…
Eeyore (as in Winnie-the-Pooh’s donkey friend) is onomatopoeic for a donkey’s bray. Eee-yooore!
Brian, I’ve been double spacing for over 40 YEARS, so it may be way too late for me to ever change. You know how traditional I am.
Mom
Idonotthinkweneedthespacekeyatall.IhadmywalletstolensoIlearnedthatpeoplearethieves.