random poll

[rm]

Super busy. Am suddenly curious about this. Apparently most kids entering college in the US this year don't know how to write in cursive. I suspect this is less a sign of the apocalypse than it feels like to me.

So, tell me things (as usual, poll is un-scientific and reflects my biases and experiences (and 49-year-olds can choose which age category they like better!) -- if the boxes don't work, my apologies and comments super welcome.):

[Poll #1607173]

Comments

[98.livejournal.com]

Not to frighten you further but I have heard that with the advent of velcro straps on shoes tying a bow is becoming a rare skill. For a time I thought that runners, requiring a snug fit, would preserve the art but now there is this barefoot craze.

But who am I to throw stones? I can not knap flint.

Yet.

[trinker.livejournal.com]

flintknapping has been a popular program item at Loscon in past years.