I love writing and getting letters.  But it just doesn’t happen anymore.  This weekend I found a box of childhood letters (we moved a lot and that was a big deal to me).  Take a look at these exerpts from my jr. high and high school friends in a time before email!  We answered every question asked in the previous letter.  We carefully selected stationary, the color of ink in the pen, even the stamp.  It was an art… and I’m so thankful I’ve saved these letters.  I’m tracking down the senders from my past (using my crack reporter skills) and sending the letters back to them.  Wouldn’t you love to see something you had written as a kid, but forgotten?   

1975-”Our yearbooks were just great this year.  There was just one problem–we didn’t order enough of them, so I guess you don’t get one.” 

1976-”I passed (girl my friend hated) in the car today and I flicked her the bird.”

1974-”Yes, your herbal scented paper still smelled when it got here.”

1974-”Yes, I do like ‘Rock Me Gently’ and ‘I Honestly Love You’.  I also like ‘I Shot The Sheriff.’  I forget what else I like.”

1974-”Write back a long letter.”

1978-”College life did help me mature into quite a wonderflul young lady (just kidding, of course).”

1974-”Have you ever heard ‘Come And Get Your Love’ by Redbone?  Well, it’s sung by a bunch of Indians.  I just thought you’d be interested.”

1973-”Yes, the boys are wearing high-waisted cuffed pants. And everyone’s wearing spoon rings, but the boys’ clogs haven’t hit us yet and I don’t think they will.”

1974-”Sorry so sloppy.”  “Sorry so short.” 

I have a new pet peeve.  It’s those notices that pop up when you get an email requesting that you notify the sender you received their email.  They’re ruining the thing we love about email…we get to answer when we have time.   They’re not supposed to know that we read their email, then chose not to answer or chose to wait to respond. 

We might as well go back to the phone before call waiting.   

Now, we’re being hit with requests to notify the sender as soon as we delete their email!  No.  Not doing that either.  You?