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