Thanks for the note. The long space between posts was due to family tragedy. My relatively young, vibrant parents had an automobile accident. My dad passed a week later and Mom lived on for 330 days. She was aware of every greiving minute. Her mind was sharp as ever, her body even got back to walking, but after 54 years of marriage, she was glad to go home.

It was one of those situations where you just know you'd have never gotten through (or beyond) it without the Lord. I was deeply blessed to be her caregiver for the time she was out of intensive care and through her frustrating therapies and helplessness. When I had to go home to my family, eleven hours away, she faded fast. My siblings and I were there when she finally convinced the doctors to let her go, as her living will clearly stated was her wish all along. We were able to spend that night and she cracked jokes until the end.

Talk about a diatribe. I'm about to erase that, but suffice to say, God is good always and I'm ready to go on with starting this scoping business. I look forward to reading your posts.

Sincerely, Tracy

Is this considered an "unsolicited message?" I mean, Mr. Chaney didn't ask for my two bits, but I just wanted to thank him for posting the prayer on his space.

Thanks and God bless you, too.

Tracy

I guess I should have explained that better with the Riverside number. I moved up here to Sacaramento in February to live with my sister and her husband to try to finish school at Argonaut. As soon as I qualify I will be moving back down to Southern California. My mom and dad have asked me to move in with them in Hesperia. They are getting a little older and I can't wait to get back to southern California. I do love being with my sister so much, but once I am a working court reporter, I can come and visit. Thank you so very much again for being interested in being my mentor, this came at the perfect time. I see you mentioned a practice cd, is it still possible I can get that beings that I live up here? Again thank you for wanting to help me!!!!!!!

Hi Michael, I finally got my internet back up and running again! Yippee! I have enjoyed reading about you, and also I am a strong believer in the Lord. I too, have thought about whether or not I should continue over the years, but every time I do, it seems the Lord causes me to realize I need to continue. I LOVE writing, and want so badly to be a court reporter. Hopefully very soon, hopefully before March, I can get myself qualified. I can always use as much prayer as possible!!!! I look forward to hearing back from you! Candice

Well thank you. If I had half the confidence in myself that you have in me, I guess I could accomplish a lot more. One more thing to work on. . .

Hi, Michael. Glad you're interested in the SoCal Outings. They're not sponsored or related in any way to the DRA, though. I'm just a big fan (and a member) of theirs.

The 7th was on Sunday, June 22nd. And the 8th was on Friday, July 25th.

I'll add your email to my invitation list so that you'll get future invitations. Feel free to invite any reporters you know. Just be sure to give me their email address so I can add them to my list and so I can keep track of who's coming.

Marla

Hey Michael, Remember me? Marcie Conn from court reporting school? I sent a thing for you to add me as a friend.

:o)

AWSOME PAGE. YOU HAVE EVERTHING IN PERSPECTIVE. MAY HIS BLESSINGS FALL UPON YOU!

Well, I sure hope to make it to the convention next year. I mentioned it to my husband (not a CR) and my sister (a CR). If one of them comes with me, I will certainly be there!

my original number was in the 8000's, but took time off to raise kids and in the meantime ex-hubbie (just after we separated) didn't give me my renewal that came in the mail, and the board doesn't send out reminders. To my surprise, when I went back to work, my license was canceled and they wouldn't let me pay back fees. So yep, I had to take it again!! Passed the first time again too, thank goodness! Yes, I always pay $4.50 per page. I really needed to get that one covered so I said two weeks, but usually it won't be quite that quick, but always within four weeks from the time you email it in. I don't have too too much work out that way, but you are on the top of my list for when I do.
Take care,
Wendy

Michael,
I did receive your response. Thank you again so so much. I enjoyed all that you wrote.

Angela

Michael, I sent you the questions for my project to your email that yuo have listed above.

Thanks!!

Wow! I'm so very happy for your student. Extend to her my congratulations from a working reporter out there, and welcome her for me. Yeah, during the time I was taking it, what they do is tell you how many errors you had. Then, we'd have to figure out the percentage ourselves. Shortly after, I heard they stop telling you your score. I seem to recollect that you have to ask them for it and had to pay a fee/price to get a copy of your corrected exam, or maybe that's for the ones who didn't pass. I don't remember. But now that your student knows how many errors she had, they must have started that up again. I'm glad. Every examinee should know just how he/she did and how WELL he/she did or did not do. Thanks for responding back to me...take care.

That is something to be proud of, 16 errors on the CSR.

One of the students I've been working with a little just sent me the news that she passed the machine last month (CA CSR) with 19 errors, 99%. I'm so happy for her!!

I don't think they even told us our percentage when I took the test -- November '80.

I was an Official when I was 20 years old, so that might explain the numbers somewhat. I was lucky enough to get an Officialship about three months after going to court, only after about a month of depos, which I learned early on wasn't my thang. :)

I've been very lucky.

AND . . . as far as posting ourselves, I think we've all done that. I know I have.

Hi, Mike. Thanks for all your nice comments.

Of course I'll accept the friend request. :)

I actually have four boys and one girl. Our girl came first. She is 23, and our youngest is six. Yes, six. He's a first grader.

I was at the convention in July with my family, and my son and I are going to Vegas. At least I think I am. He'll be there for sure. He takes the CA CSR that following weekend.

I didn't really push my son to get into court reporting. I just left the door open, and, sure enough, one day he came to me and said he wanted to give it a go. He's made CR school look easy, but, in reality, he's worked extremely hard.

I really don't care for any theory being taught in CA, so my son actually came out to the courthouse during my lunch hour and a half for three months straight, and I taught him theory, Mark Kislingbury's theory. He then moved away to CR school in Orange County. He started there two years ago this month. He's been qualified (machine) since last March and has had to wait for his academics to catch up. It's a good problem. :)

I love students, too, and I admire you for taking time out of your busy schedule to help them on their CR journey. Without students, we have no future. We give our consumer no choice but to look to electronics.

Take care.

Tami

P.S. - I've always thought Danny was the best male reporter in Riverside County. :)

At 10:00pm on August 29th, 2008, DannyO said…
lol. Hey Mike! Thanks for the invite, man. Yes, I admit, the running gag for the last 15 years is that Danny is the "best male reporter in Riverside County"... but only because I have always been the only one... in the courts anyway. It's my bad that I didn't take the depo reporters into the equation. The fact is, I am good... but probably pretty average. It's just nice to see more men in the profession! (no offense women)
Email me or chat anytime, man. And thanks again. ;)

Thank you for finding me. I sometimes feel as if I am alone even though I have friends going through the same thing. I will read your site.

I am pretty new to CSR nation so I don't really know how to navigate or even find people. I am working on it though!

You are an ispiration for being a single father and still going through all of this.

Thanks for the nice comments. I notice you have mostly women as friends. Hmmm. . . interesting. Lol. Maybe one day I'll have a dep in CA and I'll for sure put you on it. Until then, to work for me, you've got to be local!

I notice Lipka.com is one of your friends. They contacted me recently. Have you ever worked for them? Anything you can tell me about them?

Hello to you too Michael.

As you can see, I have not taken the time to learn this system, as I probably should. Not sure why your pic is not in my friends, but from the way I'm e-mailing myself, it's very possible that I did something to mess up the process of adding the pic.

I rarely ever come on here. I am in search for a scopist again, so I happen to come on. It's nice to chat with you again. Thanks

(I hope this is not coming back to me instead of you, the message that is...)LOL