The holidays are approaching and I’m getting my cards assembled. It’s mostly people age 50 and over who send greeting cards today. Younger people rely on WiFi to send their messages. Hallmark, American Greetings and other companies have online cards that can be personalized with music and all sorts of gimmicks.
I love sending cards, and have lots of grandchildren, relatives and friends like me who use the mail. It does get to be expensive. Still, there is nothing like receiving a card.
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