Response to Jarvis's "Just One Drink to Numb the Pain"

            I agree that writing can be a chore and sometimes a cause for the support of any company that makes pain medication or adult beverages.  I have to really find a motivation to write but, lucky enough for me, that happens often.  My motivation comes from reading blog posts just like this one or any other that has a post title like "Just One Drink to Numb the Pain".  I love to support those who need a motivation or supportive word.  I too have many struggles with the mechanics of writing and can always see eye-to-eye with anyone who has the same struggles.
           I have never been a good speller or the one in my class who can write with proper punctuation.  I remember a specific moment in the third grade when I lost a spelling bee over the word "capital".  You can bet that I am in awe when the show "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" comes on.  My wife is my rock, the love of my life, and the one who corrects my every use of the word "ain't" or my very southern pronunciation and attempted spelling of "worsch", which is more commonly known as "wash".  I have to believe that auto-correct is about as useful as a push mower on the North Pole and strongly agree that it can misconstrue at best or at worst totally destroy the intended direction of a sentence.  I have to say that I nearly lost my sip of coffee when I read "Just One Drink to Numb the Pain" and the colorful opinions of auto-correct and the specific "most of my papers have a very Christmas feel to them..." line.  I couldn't help but imagine that being a part of the next Apple or Microsoft competition commercials.    
           I was fortunate enough to have parents that would provide any tool available to allow my siblings and I to learn to spell, write, and read well.  The only issue is we, unlike kids today, were very attached to the world outside the window.  We found that dirt is fun, dirty is funner, and dirt covered from head to toe is a competition worthy of the Olympics.  It took the discovery of money and the inherent power that comes with it to learn that writing, reading, and spelling might be of importance someday.  Mom and Dad couldn't spell, write, or read very well.  We constantly heard the same "look it up" that Jarvis heard as a child and young adult. 
          This class and the ones to follow it will do very well in bringing-to-light the need to read and write often, if for no other reason than to pass it to a generation that will definitely need it.  I cannot imagine what the future will hold for children but by reading Jarvis's blog post "Just One Drink to Numb the Pain" and writing this response it solidifies the importance of writing often, reading, and passing on the knowledge to anyone who may need it.