I’ll bet you didn’t know that today is National Handwriting Day. I heard this on the radio on the way to work, and checked the veracity of the radio announcer (using a web search engine, of course) when I got here. In these days of blogs, wikis, email, and electronic communication of all types, it seems an anachronism to celebrate pen and ink on paper. If I were to rate my handwriting on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being John Hancock quality, I’d probably be down around a 2. I’m convinced that my ability to use a keyboard has destroyed the legibility of my handwriting. Although I’m happy to celebrate a John Hancock Day, recognizing his importance in American history, I’m not convinced I want to handwrite an actual letter today in commemoration of his clear signature. For one thing, the spell check feature is sorely lacking when it comes to handwriting. In fact, if you were to receive this missive, I’m sure you’d agree with me that my handwriting is so bad, you’d prefer I send email.