Communication, a wonderful idea. I’m sure it is not a fad. It encompasses anywhere from ‘HEY YOU’ to NASA’s “We have a problem.” You asked and I shall answer. I do not FaceTime, Twitter or Tweet, never could see the use of it. Just a sea of words desperately looking for a meaning. I use a pen, both ball point and liquid, and an HB pencil. I do cursive, print and illustrations. A varied method of communication…megaphone, land line, paperless, smoke signals and sometimes a cat-o-nine tails. It all depends on the recipient’s receptiveness and neuron/synapse’s abilities, not age or gender. The necessity of learning how to write proceeds style, just as understanding reading proceeds pronunciation, and as thought should proceed speaking. Just because we ask a question does not mean we will get the answer we expected. Aren’t you glad you asked.
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Very sweet! It reminded me of a $.10 stamp (please don’t ask me from what year), still in my “treasures,” with a young fella sitting on a bench holding a letter and the saying under it says LETTERS MINGLE SOULS…….I guess I was in correspondence with a guy at the time and fell in love with the STAMP! Thank you!!
Every time I read this response, I enjoy it more. In a word, it’s BRILLIANT. Thank you, for taking the time to do so.