“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Earth Day invites us to consider how we each individually relate to our Home Planet. How do we kiss the Earth we walk on? Do we recycle, repair, and reuse our possessions? All relationships involve a give and a take. How […]
Instructions for Life
Wise words for the New Year…
Thank Your Letter Carrier Day
Thank a Mailman Day Date When celebrated : Always February 4 Thank a Mailman Day is your chance to say thanks to the guy, or gal, who delivers your mail. After all, they are there six days a week. The reliable postal worker is always there doing their job, regardless of the weather. They are […]
Handwriting Help with Barbara & Inga
Barbara Getty and Inga Dubay have an award winning alphabet. “No loops or scoops” sums up their formula for a simple approach to learning cursive. I have incorporated much from their work., and as a result, my handwriting is more legible and stylish. If you have the good fortune to live anywhere near Portland, […]
Cursive Logic
The perfect solution for parents, teachers and educators concerned about the lack of cursive writing in our schools. CursiveLogics method focuses on four basic letter shapes that allow students to master cursive handwriting in a fraction of the time it would take using traditional methods. http://www.cursivelogic.com/
You’ve Got Mail-Don’t Write Off the Letter
July 6, 2015 The students who took Professor Marty Townsend’s course:”The Letter as Genre” compiled an anthology of essays into a book called You’ve Got Mail- Don’t Write Off the Letter. Freshly published, it is now available through the campus bookstore. Description- “In our digital age, many have claimed that letter writing is dead. […]
“The Letter as Genre”
The Write Course Missouri professor leads class in letter writing Missouri University English professor Marty Townsend. Photo: Columbia Missourian http://link.usps.com/ Posted 5/22/15 at 11:04 a.m Don’t tell Marty Townsend letter writing is passé. Townsend, a Missouri University English professor, teaches “The Letter as Genre,” a course that explores letters’ profound contribution to our understanding of history — […]
A Prairie Home Companion honors home delivery
December 23,2013 Just about a week ago, Garrison Keillor sang this marvelous “Mailman Song,” on “A Prairie Home Companion.” Knowing how hard the letter carriers and clerks have worked these last few months, I feel buoyed by the sentiment expressed in this little dittie…Give a listen, click on this link- “http://minnesota.publicradio.org/www_publicradio/tools/media_player/syndicate.php?name=phc/2013/12/14/phc_20131214_128&starttime=00:07:37.0&endtime=00:10:00.0“
Postmaster General bullies the country
Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery Feb. 6, 2013 — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday delivery is a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers. It would be particularly harmful to […]
Ode to the Postman
February 3,2013