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Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count

September 5, 2020 By Carol

Originally, I wrote “Hot Potato’ for my Connecticut neighbors.  Then I realized, of course- EVERYONE NEEDS TO HOT POTATO THEIR BALLOT because of the serious problems the post office is having with delayed mail…   Hot Potato: How to Make Your Vote Count A recent headline shouts: “1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late.” (NYT- […]

Filed Under: Letter Writing in the News, Newsflash, Uncategorized Tagged With: 1 Million Primary Ballots Were Mailed Late, absentee ballot requests, Absentee ballots, allowable designee, Am I registered to vote?, COVID-19, Hot Potato, How to Make Your Vote Count, New York Times, Official ballot drop box, polling places, post office, voting by mail, Will You Have Enough Time to Vote by Mail in Your State?

Postcards to Voters

November 4, 2018 By Carol

  Tony McMullin of Marietta, Georgia- began his “Postcards to Voters” campaign back in March 2017 in support of Jon Ossoff.  Undeterred by Ossoff’s loss, Tony mobilized for the 2018 midterms. Remarkably, his efforts have blossomed into a national postcard writing army of 40,000! Instead of being paralyzed by fear or unsure of how an […]

Filed Under: Great Finds, Letter Writing in the News, Letters Shape Opinions, Newsflash, Postcards Tagged With: 2020, Audra Melton, civic duty, Jon Ossoff, mailbox, Marietta Georgia, New York Times, pen to paper, positive outcome, Postcards to Voters, Sharpie therapy, Tony McMullin, Tuesday's elections, voters

9 billion phone checks a day*

September 5, 2018 By Carol

Ever wonder how much time you spend checking your phone on a daily basis?  And how much does that all add up to in hours and minutes? In a recent survey of 8,000 people, the “Average daily screentime usage” was 3 hours.  Most people spend between 1-4 hours on their phones. If you spend a […]

Filed Under: Books, Great Finds, News clipping Tagged With: Adam Alter, average daily screentime, Catherine Price, Dan Harris, face-to-face conversation, Good Morning America, have a meal without your phone interrupting, how to break the pattern, How to Break Up with Your Phone, Irresistible, Miguel Porlan, New York Times, phone checks, smartphone, walk in Nature, write a thank you note

Baaahh!

May 18, 2018 By Carol

  Were you shocked to discover that all content from your Facebook account was available in cyberspace? Some people were. Some didn’t seem to care. “Facebook is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what information tech companies have on me. Once you see the vast amount of data that has been […]

Filed Under: Content, Newsflash Tagged With: baaahh, Brian Chen, cyberspace, data mining, Facebook, gadget addictions, Handmade Nation, Led Astray, New York Times, privacy, sanctity of the mail, Sara Ashley O'Brien, snail mail, unfriended, USPS, vulnerable, Yikes

Earth Day 2018

April 22, 2018 By Carol

“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 […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Holiday, MAKES SENSE Tagged With: 1215, 8 track tape, cassette tapes, Earth Day, floppy disc, glass, Go Paperless, hazardous waste, How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint, ink on paper, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Magna Carta, New York Times, paper, Paper vs. Electronics, plastics, postal service, precious metals, reel to reel magnetic tapes, Saturn Press, Thich Nhat Hanh

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

Hand-Lettered Opinions

March 26, 2018 By Carol

Yesterday was the MARCH FOR OUR LIVES in Washington, D.C., where hundreds of thousands gathered in support of the students’ demands to end gun violence.  800 other locations across the country held rallies, while support also came from round the globe in cities such as London, Paris, Hamburg, Geneva, Amsterdam, Bogota, and Sydney. I am truly humbled by […]

Filed Under: Handwriting, Newsflash, Special Occasions Tagged With: Associated Press, end gun violence, Fort Worth Texas, go viral, hand-made posters, Letters Shape Opinions, March For Our Lives, Max Faulkner/Star-Telegram, New York Times, passionate opinions, posters as artwork, Washington D.C.

Mister Rogers’ Gets His Stamp!

March 2, 2018 By Carol

On March 23rd, the USPS will celebrate a new stamp featuring the smiling face of Mr. Fred Rogers. Now that’s something to look forward to! Joanne Rogers, Mr. Rogers’s wife, said in an interview that…” her husband would have approved of his appearance on a postage stamp because of the personal outreach that a handwritten […]

Filed Under: MAKES SENSE, Newsflash, Post Office News Tagged With: adoption, anger, child development, childrens' feelings, Christine Hauser, David A. Newell, death, divorce, Forever stamp, Francois Clemmons, King Friday XIII, Lynn Neary, Mister Rogers, Mr. McFeeley, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, New York Times, NPR National Public Radio, Speedy Delivery, U.S. postage stamp, Won't you be my neighbor?, You Are Special

“The Letter as Genre”

July 5, 2015 By Carol

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 — […]

Filed Under: Guest Author, Handwriting, Post Office News Tagged With: basic human need to connect, Columbia Missourian, English professor, Kelsey Hurtwitz, letter writing revival, Marty Townsend, Mason Curry, New York Times, The Letter as Genre, University of Missouri, USPS LINK

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