I feel the same way from time to time. While it’s gratifying, for some, to have an instant messenger or a twitter feed blurt out up to the moment non-sense it also makes a statement about our culture. The days of waiting for a post card are few and far between now. The anticipation of a friend or loved one writing from a far away place is long gone.

Please don’t misunderstand this response as someone who shuns technology. Comically…I have fallen prey to having a blog myself. It is more of a feeling that technology is impersonal at times. A person’s inflection and tone are drowned out. For instance the curves of a person’s handwriting, telling a story of their very personality, are blotted out into block text.

Some of these technological nuances can even take a person away from the natural beauty of the landscapes that surround them. In turn numbing a person to the little things. Ask a person when the last time they have watched the sun rise or set? Most haven’t. Some may have never.

Stepping out of my box for a moment and having given this some thought. Hopefully this isn’t weird to ask but from one complete stranger to another:

Which would you have preferred? A letter or a post card?

-Blake