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I would put a k at the end (and how did you do that on the computer??)

Sorry, I got lazy, and my interest was more with the "bri" and if/how it's connected to the next letter. Though the "k" raises a point of interest.

I just fired up an ancient text editor.

The key things I was curious about:

Is the vertical stroke of the "b" designed to be a loop or a straight line? Using straight lines will be faster than using loops, will be more legible than loops done consistently, and will be much more legible than a mixture of open and non-open loops.
In what direction is the 'bowl' of the "b" drawn, and how does it connect to the next letter?
Is the vertical stroke of the "r" on the right or left, and how does that character tie to the next?
When is the dot on the "i" drawn?

BTW, one thing I've found lately is that my style of drawing the digit "8" has changed in the last year or so. Not sure why, but nowadays I usually make two circles, with two separate strokes. I used to draw "8"'s with a single stroke. Weird.

I'm not sure about the rest, because I guess I don't pay much attention to how I write, and in fact, when I look at my own writing it doesn't seem very consistant (altho I'm sure a handwriting expert could tell it was from the same person).
Anyway, your point about the 8 is interesting, because I have ALSO started doing 2 circles, which makes a prettier, rounder 8, but it makes me feel like a small child just learning to write! I wonder if it's not because we see those nice rounded 8s on the computer screen all the time??? ;)
Who knows. I know that the computer has made my typing much sloppier and more error prone than I used to be, since it's so easy to fix mistakes, and in fact I've become far lazier about fixing them when I'm typing online.
Personally, I hate to see us lose ANY skills that are not really that difficult for most to master. We should all know how to write in both cursive and in print, just because, like we should all know how to spell as well as possible, even tho (yeah, I know that's a lazy habit I've gotten into, using tho and thru!) most of us can decipher even poorly spelled writings.
I guess it's the teacher in me. On the other hand, who amongst us needs to know algebra!? (yes, that's a joke, and yes, I struggle with higher math!)
susie