So, I just received a new fountain pen in themail today. It arrived two days before I expected it and was a wonderful surprise. What in the world does this have to do with web hosting and specifically email? Well, maybe nothing and maybe everything.
As I work for an email software company (shameless plug) I spend at least 6 hours of most days either reading or writing emails. I love the way email works, I like how I can keep in touch with my family, friends and collegues. But where is the romance? I remember the first keyboard I really liked (I mean really really liked and enjoyed using). It was the best, I thought to myself, I may never have to write anything long hand again. Then over the years email becomes old hat and things run into one another and the romance is gone. I still have that old laptop with that same keyboard and while it is totally defunct now, I keep it just because.
Not so long ago I had the pleasure of discovering an old fountain pen I had stored away in a box of junk. All I can say is whow! In the past years I have revived my sense of writing paper letters and using the snail to send mail to friends and family. While I rarely receive replies through the mail, I often get phone calls and emails expressing the pleasure of receiving something in the mailbox that isn't junk. This has fueled the fire for me and I now have a collection of pens I just love to write with.
So back to what this has to do with hositng and email...... I can't express how much the simple fact of having a wonderful writing instrument has encouraged me to increase my quality of life in everything I do. How much it has improved the content of my emails and how much I just enjoy communicating with other people again. I think if we all can take a step back and realize just what it is to communicate with others, we can really start enjoying life
jb
