life drawings / life paintings / life comedy
April 16th, 2009
wow i haven’t posted for a long time. these are from last week. i gave painting a shot again and was ok with it. though i enjoy the drawings more (only posting 1 out of 4 paintings i did). for the first time in my life as i’m typing this i just questioned why we put double spaces after periods and it was awesome. so was nick swardson at the paramount on friday night. i LOLd like the whole time.
Hey,
Being old enough to be old school, I’m happy to shed some light on the whole “two spaces after a period” issue. It’s like this…
In the ‘olden days’ we learned how to ‘keyboard’ on a typewriter. More often than not, a blue or burgundy or sometimes black Smith and Corona “Selectric II”. It was the one with the rotating ball that had all the letters on it. (Of course that was high school… I totally began my ‘keyboarding’ career on an older typewriter, and it happened to be a manual. So I basically had to use two fingers just to push the key down.)
With that ‘technology’ the rule was: two spaces after a period.
Thing is, round about ‘86 our high school got these new-fangled ‘computers’ which featured built-in ‘word processors’. These ‘word processors’ would actually compensate for that extra space, and the NEW rule became, ‘only ONE space after a period because the computer will adjust and make a little extra space in there.’
Problem is, these days there are plenty of old farts out there (out ‘here’?) who never got wind of the Update to that rule, (which I think Noah or Judas Priest or somebody brought down From On High scratched into a clay tablet or something) and they’re still spreading that old rule around like urban legend. So lots of young ‘uns (that would be you) are receiving bum information and taking it for truth.
Tsk tsk tsk. This, of course, is sad.
There are, of course, two possible remedies for the ongoing problem.
1) Tell anyone over 30 to piss off. You’re doing just fine without their ‘guidance’, thank you very much.
2) Smile, nod, and continue to do exactly what you felt like doing.
3) Bonus option: correct them. Let ‘em know they’re full of *&$T and tell them WHY the rule was updated. (Old people like me enjoy watching this happen.)
Either way, unless you’re whacking away at the old Selectric, it’s ONE space after a period. Chances are good that your computer will include a built-in ‘word processor’ that will automatically make the space adjustment on your behalf.
(Former journalist Tim Birchard can be found heatedly debating important topics such as these in coffee shops throughout southwestern Colorado and beyond.)
whoa. this is full of good stuff. for one thing, i’m not that far away from 30 (i’ll be 28 in july), so it’ll be pretty bad ass to tell a 31 year old to go F himself.
another thing, being actual information for learning things.
it made me think of typing class too. our typing teacher would put the top 3 typers on the board each week. let’s be honest here, i was #1 a lot. one week mr. RH took the #1 spot and it was like warfare. this is when you know you’re a nerd. cos i’m pretty i made it like a personal vendetta to get back on #1 again. and then ten years later i started http://howtolosegirls.com