SNAIL MAIL

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HOME & LIVING
Stop Junk Mail For Good With These 4 Steps
By Ann Brenoff
It is the bane of modern existence.
David Elmaleh
COMEDY
If You Checked Your Regular Mail Like You Check Your Email
By Andy McDonald
The world would be a comically inefficient place.
HUFFPOST HOME
This Stunning Stationery Will Give You A Reason To Send Some Mail
By Julee Wilson
PARENTS
'Like Sending a Hug in the Mail'
By Christine French Cully, Contributor
Editor in Chief, Highlights for Children
The handwritten friendly letter is a dying art form. That saddens me, because I'm amazed and gratified at all the wisdom and support that have been passed on to me via letters.
HUFFPOST HOME
If You've Been Meaning To Write An Actual Letter, Now Is The Time To Do It
By Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson
HEALTHY LIVING
What to Do With Boxes of Old Letters?
By Wendy Lustbader, Contributor
Medical Social Worker; Author, ' Life Gets Better: The Unexpec...
Often, I will carry a letter around in my purse for weeks, until I have an interlude and setting suitable for responding. Rereading the letter, I like to glance back and forth between different sections to be sure I have taken in the details where the pain or joy resides. All of this is part of encompassing the gift that a friend has finally unburdened herself or opened her heart.
WEDDINGS
Why You Might Want To Choose Online Invites
PARENTS
Why My Kids Love Snail Mail
By Robin O'Bryant, Contributor
Author, Ketchup is a Vegetable & Other Lies Moms Tell Them...
There are a lot of perks to raising kids in a small Southern town like Greenwood, MS. But if you asked my kids what the best part of living here is, they'd all list one thing in common in their top three things they love -- the mailman.
TECHNOLOGY
How Do You Relate to a Friend Who's a Technophobe?
By John Blumenthal, Contributor
Former Playboy editor/Novelist/Screenwriter ('Blue Streak')
With one exception, all of my friends use computers. They also own smartphones. Most have an iPad, an iPod, a GPS, a Kindle or a Nook. They frequently shop on the Internet and use MapQuest. They have a Facebook page and get their news from the Web. Some play Words With Friends. The exception is Larry.
BUSINESS
Going for Broke
By Paul Gereffi, Contributor
US Postal Service
While everyone is predicting our demise? Instead of blaming the Internet for less mail, let's make the Post Office a place to go for Internet access. Customers could come in and use the Internet, like they do now at some Office Depot or FedEx outlets.
MEDIA
The Mail, Magazines and Books: A Love Story
By Molly Moynahan, Contributor
Novelist, Chicago-Based Writing Coach
My newspaper love has a fetish side, which is the need for a virgin paper, unread, unwrinkled, untouched.
PARENTS
A Different Kind of Love Letter
By Elisabeth Egan, Contributor
Elisabeth Egan is the books editor at Glamour.
I'm a ferocious communicator, firing off texts, e-mails and tweets at all hours, but I'd forgotten how much I love the ritual of collecting my thoughts and writing them down, in pen.
FIFTY
The Remarkable Discovery I Made In An Old Trunk Of Letters
By Karen Dukess, Contributor
Writer, Blogger, theblunderyears.com
I have an old trunk full of letters written to me when I was at camp and at college and living abroad. I have letters written on onion-skin paper and on pages ripped from college notebooks. I have love letters from old boyfriends and letters from friends I never thought I'd lose touch with.
TASTE
The 5 Best Sendable Valentine's Day Treats
By Small Kitchen College, Contributor
Guide to cooking, eating and drinking on and off campus
As the saying goes, the way to someone's heart is through his or her stomach -- so I've compiled a list of simply delicious treats that act as blank canvases for the personal touches and creativity that make a good gifts unforgettable.
SMALL BUSINESS
Long Live Snail Mail!
By Rod Kurtz
SMALL BUSINESS
Startup Updater Sees Goldmine In 'Snail Mail'
TECHNOLOGY
Wal-Mart and T-Mobile Offer Phone Plans for People Who Hate Making Calls
By Harmon Leon, Contributor
Author
TECHNOLOGY
Thanks to Spam, It's Not Junk Mail Anymore
By Sarah O'Leary, Contributor
Consumer Healthcare Expert, Commentator
If you want to reach your consumers in the internet age, tell the youngsters in the office that you're kickin' it old school with USPS.
MEDIA
Jeff Jarvis: Newspapers And Snail Mail "In The Same Sinking Ship"