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We the People…

November 6, 2020 By Carol

Here’s a little known story about the United States Constitution. First, let’s review the preamble after the words: “We the People… “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves […]

Filed Under: Content, Great Finds, Handwriting, Newsflash Tagged With: Alexander Hamilton, America's birth certificate, Arthur Plotnik, Benjamin Franklin, Blessings of Liberty, Continental Congress, George Washington, Jacob Shallus, James Madison, perfect Union, Posterity, Revolutionary War, Secretary William Jackson, the Constitution of the United States, The Man behind the Quill, True North, We the People, Wikipedia

Return to Sender

August 25, 2020 By Carol

In my 33 year experience as a letter carrier, postal management would generally find purpose in fixing things that weren’t broken. The resultant  chaos would throw workers off balance and erode productivity. Every new boss would try to “reinvent the wheel.”  Occasionally, a new manager would work with the employees, but that was a rarity. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 1st Continental Congress, Benjamin Franklin, connect the colionies, Covid-19 pandemic, david Sirota, letter carrier, letter sorting machines, Louis DeJoy, mail sorting equipment, Mitch McConnell, national heritage, polygraph machine, Postmaster General, Return to Sender, The Goodfellas Scheme to Destroy the Post Office, Trump, undelivered perishables, USPS, wrecking ball

Save the Post Office

October 10, 2018 By Carol

U.S. MAIL is NOT FOR SALE Do you like getting your mail and parcels delivered at or close to your address, and in a timely fashion six days per week? Well, if your answer is “Yes,” than you need to read on. Back in 2006, President George W. Bush and his cohorts manufactured a one-of-a-kind debt […]

Filed Under: Newsflash Tagged With: Benjamin Franklin, civil service standards, George W. Bush, Hightower Lowdown, Jim Hightower, national treasure, no taxpayer bailout required, pre-funding healthcare burden, presidential task force, privatize the post office, profitable service, race-to-the-bottom, Save the Post Office, savethepostoffice.com, six day delivery, The Postal Record, Trump, universal service, USPS is NOT for sale, Walmart/McDonald's

Timothy Matlack

July 5, 2018 By Carol

Speaking of “writing history,” The Declaration of Independence is the perfect subject for this week. The Committee of Five or the brain trust of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman formulated the concepts. The wording was Jeffersonian. And the final draft written by Thomas Jefferson was engrossed by the famous […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Holiday, Special Occasions Tagged With: 1776, 5th Rifle Battalion, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Franklin, Committee of Five, Copperplate, Dr. Joseph M. Vitolo, English Roundhand, engrosser, John Adams, Richard Livingston, Roger Sherman, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Matlack, www.zanerian.com

Something to remember you by

April 12, 2018 By Carol

In today’s NY Times, Steven Petrow laments the further reduction of our humanity with credit card companies’ elimination of an actual signature. It’s a great article. I am right there with the author as he clutches the multi-sensory experience of reading his Grandma’s letters. I worry about how much we are mindlessly, willingly sacrifice to […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Letter Writing in the News Tagged With: balance, Benjamin Franklin, civics, Common Core Standards, convenience, critical thinking, geography, Goggle, Grandma's letters, individuality, Liberty, New York Times, postcard, reclaim your attention, retain your signature, Safety, Steven Petrow, wikiquote.org

The handwriting of The Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2012 By Carol

July 4, 2012 This holiday gives me  a perfect opportunity to discuss the lovely handwriting behind The Declaration of Independence.  Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft.  Corrections were made by Adams and Franklin and then the document was passed on to Timothy Matlack to engross. Timothy Matlack  (1730-1829) was a delegate to The Continental Congress […]

Filed Under: Holiday Tagged With: Benjamin Franklin, calligraphers guild, Continental Congress, Copperplate, Declaration of Independence, English Roundhand, Gothic script, John Adams, Kitty Burns Florey, penman, penmanship, Script & Scribble, The Fourth of July, The History of Penmanship, Thomas Jefferson, Timothy Matlack

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