If you would have told me even ten years ago that I\u2019d do most of my correspondence via my computer, I wouldn\u2019t have believed you. First of all, as a sophomore in college, I hadn\u2019t yet purchased my own computer (although I was spending plenty of time in the computer labs, working my way through this new-fangled thing called the Internet!). Secondly, I was a proud pen paller, writing friends all over the country and all over the world.<\/p>\n
Suddenly, stationery and stamps went the way of horse and buggy. I was getting emails from my pen pal in Norway and instant messages from my best friend in Michigan. Flash forward a decade, and now I\u2019m looking to increase my monthly text messaging plan on my phone. While I love all the things technology has resulted in, I\u2019m not so crazy about the immediacy and disposability of these new and wide-used ways of communication.<\/p>\n
Call me old-fashioned, but I still like the feel of an envelope in my hand and the sound of paper ripping as I open it to see what\u2019s inside. I\u2019m much more likely to remember a card you sent me \u2013 for any occasion – than one of a string of emails you sent me last week just to chat. Better yet, I can pull it out a month from now, a year from now, or even ten years for now to reminisce. Who saves their email that long? Who has the time to sift through an inbox?<\/p>\n