Most of the time when I blog, I like to sit down beforehand and think a little bit about my topic and what I want to say about it.



With this entry, however, I will be employing an oft-used technique known as "pulling it out of my butt."



It occurs to me that the better I get, the better I have to get.



When I was satisfied with my career of plain vanilla deps, I could go a week without touching my machine (when business was slow) and come right back without any… Continue

In two weeks I shall make my premiere at the National Speed Contest. While I did compete in last year's state speed contest, I've not ... done .... the ......



*looks at calendar*



Two weeks to contest.



TWO WEEKS TO CONTEST???!?????



GAAAAAAAH!!! TWO WEEKS TO CONTEST!!!!!111



*flailing*



*panicking*



*hand-flapping*



Waiwaiwaiwaiwait. Calm down. Breathe in; breathe out. As… Continue

Chuck Norris CAN write two people talking at the same time.



Chuck Norris doesn't add "So help you God" at the end of the oath. Chuck Norris doesn't even give the oath. You do not lie before Chuck Norris.



AudioSync uses Chuck Norris for backup.



The judge rises when Chuck Norris enters the room.



The LightSpeed wishes it were as fast as Chuck Norris.



Because Chuck Norris writes so fast, he turns in the transcript before testimony… Continue

I do a lot of thinking and reading, 'cause that's just the person I am.



In my thinking and reading, two ideas keep surfacing: (a) You must have goals in life, and (b) You must WRITE THESE GOALS DOWN.



Zig Ziglar: "If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it every time."



So I put virtual pen to virtual paper and present my personal Court Reporting Goal/Bucket List. It'll differ from yours, but that's okay. Some items I can get taken care of; some items will take a while… Continue

On October 3, 2008, I entered my first ever speed contest.



Being one of the fastest court reporters (if not THE fastest court reporter) has been my goal ever since Theory Class back in the fall of 1993. I got my RMR this May, so the next step was to enter Illinois' Gary L. Sonntag Memorial Speed Contest. And by golly, I qualified on the literary portion, so I'm well on my way!



But the night before, I dreamt...



Back in Anaheim, Melanie and Mark hosted the Speed… Continue