Tuesday, January 26, 2010

One of my many talents

Well, sort of.

  1. I could look at a typewritten page and, within about 10 seconds, find any typos or other grammatical mistakes.  I didn’t have to read the page but would drill down to any section that caught my eye and go from there.  This was put to good use as a word processor in the training section of Crocker Bank when proofreading.  I was responsible for typing up all the (how to) job personnel manuals for the entire bank.  When I was first hired, it was a staff of twelve that became 3.  When I left, 5-1/2 years later, it was just me.
  2. I could type as fast as a normal person could talk.  I wish I could keep it up all day.
  3. I knew when I made a mistake typing and could correct it usually right then.
  4. I could tell if something was either magnetic or could be magnetized just by holding it near the bridge of my nose.  It gave me a tingling sensation.
  5. Hand/Eye coordination was always top notch.  Was good at bowling (203 league average when I stopped in ‘02), ping pong and pool champion in school, basketball HORSE and three point shooter (but sure had a hard time dribbling), loved pepper (that’s speed practicing with a baseball and bat)
  6. Not sure if this qualifies.  I first did this in high school and it always worked.  If I ever needed to wake at a certain time, what I would do is visualize that time as I fell asleep.  I would do it both with an analog and digital face.
  7. I could nap during class and wake when the teacher approached.  Don’t remember ever getting caught.

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