I am a huge fan of my iPhone, don’t get me wrong. In fact, all of my work is done directly over the Internet and through e-mail, so that is a technology that is very important to me. The only thing that I kind of miss is the novelty of snail mail, which is why I still like to send letters through the post now and then. This will normally catch people off guard, especially when I ask for their address. They seem pretty confused that I actually want to send them a physical letter, especially since no one does that anymore.
E-mail is a wonderful technology, and I love being able to send it directly from my iPhone, but it still is great to receive a card or letter in the mail from time to time. I remember writing to my grandmother when I was little, and that is something that hardly anyone does anymore. In fact, I would wager to bet that most people do not have any kind of stationary at all because who even sends letters through the mail these days? I hope that we can come to a compromise and still send snail mail, even with the wonderful convenience of having an iPhone on hand.
