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Comment by Virginia Kling on July 1, 2009 at 17:38

Okay. My son and his wife are putting their dog down tomorrow morning. It's actually the mother-in-law's and wife's pet.

I've never had pets, what do I do? Do I send flowers, a card, or nothing? This pet has been a very special one as it named after the husband / father.

anything anyone.

Comment by Chris Renegar on June 26, 2009 at 14:14

Just a reminder, you guys, this group was created for NON-court reporting-related advice, as we ALL have lives OUTSIDE of court reporting or court reporting-related careers.

The sort of question that Jane asked is perfect for this forum and exactly what I had in mind when I started this group. (But if questions like Virginia's and Karen's keep the group going then that's just fine too.)

--Chris

Comment by Jane McGill on June 26, 2009 at 13:49

I wish I could say it was a summer thing. Happened a lot before Christmas, usually on a weeknight, and then quit for a couple of months in the early part of this year, now back at it full swing. Police say they will "patrol the area more," but you know they are never able to be around when the kids are doing it. We live in a relatively quiet neighborhood behind an elementary school. Haven't thought about renting equipment, though.

Comment by Virginia Kling on June 26, 2009 at 12:20

There must be a way to rent video equipment.

Is it because school is out, the nights are warm, your area is on a route near the local hang-out? Perhaps you should just ask the local police to do some random patrols during those time periods, that usually sends a message to tell the kids to find some other place cause the neighbors are "on to you".

Comment by Jane McGill on June 26, 2009 at 8:36

We keep getting egged! Not just us, but our entire street, about every week and a half, no pattern of days, no idea who is doing it. From the spray pattern, it's as if they are going along and randomly throwing eggs out of a vehicle. Here's my question: Anyone got any ideas on how we can videotape INEXPENSIVELY? I've seen lots of gadgets, etc., but they are quite expensive. One of our neighbors may go in with us to video, but I need ideas.

Comment by Virginia Kling on June 25, 2009 at 18:55

Chris,

You are wise beyond your CRing student experience. I agree that I do need to spend more time on my machine and yes, it is a big problem for me. I miss my study group so much and I now can see that I am not the best personal motivator. I am trying to find something new that will fill that void, the thing that motivated me -- my study group.

Thank you for responding.

Comment by Chris Renegar on June 24, 2009 at 20:25

Virginia,

Since this appears to be a "dead" group (my fault since I'm the founder and haven't done much this year to keep it going), I would say that filling in your free time (such as while in transit or walking) listening to vocabulary builders and speed tapes is a good thing because training your ear is every bit as important as training your fingers.

Although this isn't the question you asked, I think primarily, since you are at a plateau, the only thing that's going to get you into your 160s and beyond at this point is to increase daily the time spent on your machine. (I'm talking like three to four hours OUTSIDE of the time you spend at school.)

Look at it this way: For every minute you spend on that machine, that's one minute closer you are to becoming a CSR.

There are many different ways to practice, some more effective than others. If I were you, I might suggest canvassing the members of CSRnation to inquire as to their former practice methodologies and how they were able to break out of plateaus. Or you might ask your fellow students how they go about it. I would bet my last dollar that your problem is that you just don't practice enough.

You may be wondering how or why a lowly proofreader is qualified to give advice. ;-) I was a court reporting student, too, but unfortunately I am part of the 98 percent dropout rate. I didn't have what it takes. So do as I say and not as I do! :-)

Chris

Comment by Virginia Kling on June 24, 2009 at 12:05

New question:

Dear AC;
Should I fill all my waking hours with information to help strengthen my CR skills? For example, I listen to high speed dictation on the way to school in my car, I listen to "Word Fest" (a vocabulary recording) on my way home from school, and I listen to both of these things when I am out walking my 30 minutes a day and while I drift off to sleep. Is this over-kill?

Comment by Virginia Kling on June 18, 2009 at 10:25

So you're a coach too. Hmm, see a business opportunity there. If I had a coach, full-time .......

Comment by Chris Renegar on June 18, 2009 at 10:12

One more dieting analogy...no one loses weight by dieting "a little bit." :-) Now get on that machine! LOL.

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