The Art of Searches Leads to the Art of Letter Writing, Manliness

A couple weeks ago, conflicting reports about National Card and Letter Writing Month led me to Google to find out whether the designated time frame for such a campaign was the month of January, as specified in one consumer magazine, or the month of April, as previously noted. Turns out, it is tougher to find a right answer than one would think. But after poking around I've decided to put my eggs in the baskets of the USPS and answers.com, opting for the stretch of time from April 1 through Mother's Day. An exciting time for stamp collectors and snail-mail mavens. And exciting stuff for Ecosaurus.

Speaking of exciting, the aforementioned searching led me to a wonderful site called "The Art of Manliness" and its April 16, 2009 entry entitled "The Art of Letter Writing." This is a beautiful step-by-step account on how to properly pen a missive to a far-flung friend or lover. Rather than attempting to outdo bloggers Brett and Kate McKay with a rewrite (pretty much impossible), I will simply link to their feature here. Lovely and manly, like the rest of the killer content on their site, this article is the perfect primer for April 2010's National Card and Letter Writing Month, as well as for Valentine's Day, which is just around the bend...