What about Healing Magic? As WHM it's up there, but nowhere near cap. And curing is practically all I do. I haven't really bothered trying, since, does higher healing actually DO anything? I guess it boosts cure potency, but my cures seem to be doing okay and the skill is somewhere around 290.

I did recently skill up hand to hand on MNK (capped at 95 in October on Duriumshell crabs in Vunkerl Inlet and recently capped for 99 on mandragoras in Abyssea Miseareaux). Also capped axe for BST. Most of the skilling was done on fortalices until around 270, then went the rest of the way a bit on Abyssea partying but mostly, again, on the mandragoras. Used about 3 stacks of Saltenas for the whole thing.

Way I figure it, the time to cap each of these skills was about the same amount of time it would have taken to get from 70-75 in the olden days. Which I guess isn't too bad.