I can't spell. I've never spelled well. Unfortunately blogging seems to exacerbate this problem. When writing emails, or documents using a writing or publishing application my spelling is checked automatically. Unfortunately none of these WYSIWYG editors spell check on the fly.

I suppose that actually indicates my other weakness... patience. I have very little. If I had more I'd remember to hit that little "ABC" button at the top of this entry field. But I'll forget, Smitty will comment on how poorly this post is spelled, I'll go back and edit it, but my shame will still exist.

The crazy thing is I can spell. I used to perform fabulously on spelling tests and quizes. But when it comes to writing and spelling in context... my spelling goes to crap. I go all phonetic, and sometimes I even miss that. Part of the problem is that my mind moves so much more quickly than my fingers do (heck, it moves much faster than my mouth does... speaking off the cuff about something for which I have ample fodder can be a nightmare for the poor souls trying to keep up with me). I'll skip entire parts of words, join words, create conjunctions that don't exist etc.

So please forgive if you find something recently posted that you can't read well, it probably isn't your fault. Just let me know and I'll go back and edit the kinks out. And maybe I'll start learning a little patience and find out I actually can spell well.