No Glen, there is not much emphasis on cursive any longer.
I always get a kick out of reading something that my mother or grandmother has written. Omi has passed but mom still retains that old world German gothic style of writing.
My father had beautiful handwriting as well and it is sometimes sad to read things he wrote in later years. You can see the shakiness setting in.
Here's my birthday present to myself this year. I have most of their products including the Cintiq monitors.
This is a really neat product from a great company and for $200 it's a steal.
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