Speaking of cursive handwriting and things in boxes in the basement

Why my father kept this poster-sized cursive chart stashed away for decades could be considered a questionable choice by some:

Cursive chart found in
my parents' basement before
they moved last year.

I was there when Pop tried to gift his find to Jack and Ella, otherwise known as his grandkids. They squarely refused to take it. 

It soon came to light that kids these days no longer learn cursive in school.
They can't write it. And they can't read it.

It didn't take too long for me and my pop to capitalize on this learning. We tormented the children for the rest of the afternoon by writing secret notes to each other "in code."

I'm pretty sure the kids took the chart after that.