Describe something you learned in high school. – The daily writing prompt is asking me to go back into the memory banks for this one.

I learned so many things during those years. Not all of them in class.

I’ll start with an odd one. I learned how to type on a typewriter. Yep, back then (early 70s) a room full of clacking typewriters. When taking this class (on the suggestion of my mom) I couldn’t imagine how big a part of my life it would be. For it’s the start of my IT career.

I didn’t use it immediately after high school but a few years later when early PCs were being introduced it was easy to remember those skills and they took off.

Actually, that was the first time I got suspended in high school. Somehow in the first semester I got the hang of it well, so I started to skip a class here and there. Got a B in the first quarter. As my twisted logic worked back then I thought I had some wiggle room, so I skipped a few classes. I was cruising along doing well on tests the second semester but got suspended for a few days, when I got caught missing too many classes.

Over the years I got pretty good at typing and I’m sure I hit triple digits in speed. But my fingers have aged and injured over the years and I’m back into double digit speed.

I also learned I like taking photos. I got on the yearbook staff and took some pictures that year. Luckily, I kept that passion and have returned to photography after retiring.