
Jeanne’s flyer: 1988
(posted in memory of JeanYee Wong: mentor and gifted Scribe)
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quills, ink sticks, chisels
key board, mouse, stylus, brush, paint
tools of the Spirit!
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25 Feb 2017 1 Comment
by jeannepoland in Poetry, scribe Tags: 1988, brush, chisels, ink sticks, Jeanne's Flyer, key board, mentor and gifted scribe, Mouse, paint, posted in memory of JeanYee Wong, quills, scribe, stylus, tools of the Spirit

Jeanne’s flyer: 1988
(posted in memory of JeanYee Wong: mentor and gifted Scribe)
.
quills, ink sticks, chisels
key board, mouse, stylus, brush, paint
tools of the Spirit!
16 Aug 2014 Leave a comment
by jeannepoland in Family Tags: beginner, care, discern, eighty year olds, fingertips, fog descends, iPad rushed, location disappeared, naked finger, not a genius, practiced with the Internet, precise pressure, Quicksilver speed, relearning, share apple tutor, slow, speed, stylus, teeny icon
I am practiced with the Internet, not a genius.
My eighty year old friends are beginners, not idiots.
Relearning one’s touches with one’s fingertips on a tablet is “light years” away from plunking on a steel typewriter.
At the Apple store, my knuckles struck a command
while my fingers selected a teeny icon
and the iPad rushed to comply with my errant knuckle.
My location disappeared, and I’m lost.
The fog descends.
“FAILURE TO NAVIGATE”
I slump in my seat while the apple tutor explains what my knuckle did.
He resets the screen with a tiny tap in the precise spot needed.
I realize I need plenty of pointing at precise spots, with precise pressure, at precise angles, for precise duration.
All these touches can happen with my naked finger or a stylus, which doesn’t slide as easily as the finger.
No need to panic.
Between taps, I can take my time to discern the next command.
Discerning can be slow.
Then the iPad will speedily comply.
And I can once again discern the next path.
iPad speeds. etc etc
I’m caring. The tablets fast. What a team we are!
After I care, I share! With YOU!