tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post5526428271989135005..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Writing Letters: A Goal for 2012Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-83513478360749161862012-01-02T13:10:22.937-05:002012-01-02T13:10:22.937-05:00I know, Sandra, and reading my brother's lette...I know, Sandra, and reading my brother's letter brought tears to my eyes, because he made such an effort to be entertaining and to tell me whimsical stories about our family (many of whom have now died). It is like a historical document now, and I treasure it more because of that.<br /><br />Diane, that is shocking and depressing, but it must be a decision of individual public school Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73533864792771308712012-01-02T10:35:07.118-05:002012-01-02T10:35:07.118-05:00Like Sandra, I haven't written a letter in yea...Like Sandra, I haven't written a letter in years. And due to my career as a computer programmer, my handwriting deteriorated over time. When I needed to figure out a solution, or make a correction, I'd just grab the paper and write - any direction. <br /><br />But the saddest of all? Did you know they are not teaching handwriting in schools now? The kids are taught their signatures Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-27869573910660653282012-01-02T10:01:21.676-05:002012-01-02T10:01:21.676-05:00I can't recall the last time I wrote a real le...I can't recall the last time I wrote a real letter. A note on a card, yes... but not a real letter. Something to think about!Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.com