Does anyone remember stenography?

Sounds like a court reporter machine to me. I always wondered how those worked! I hope you made a profit? Spring is coming and I intend to work the yard sales for ebay stock, although with all the financial hardships this probably isn't the best time for resale. The stenography I'm thinking of is writing, that's why they call those spiral bound notebooks half a page in size "stenographer's notebook"s. I worked hard to learn it and used it for a couple years but have forgotten it now. I can type as fast as someone can talk, so why bother? Yep, secretaries used to open mail, take dictation for boss' letters, type and mail those letters, read and sort the mail, answer the phones, make and break appointments, and so many other things! It was a very busy job, and I loved it. It's a thing of the past now, though, with cell phones and computers doing so much of the work.