Spring Stamps: In Like a Lion or Out Like a Lamb?

Dust off those pens and stationery you have been stockpiling for years.  The USPS reports that the volume of First-Class mail will decrease dramatically by 37% over the next 10 years.  Why have we lost the art of manually writing something intimate or even just plain fun to somebody?  The art of writing a letter, decorating the envelope, or enclosing fun goodies is not something that can be replicated online.  Sure, there are icons, digital images, and various fonts and colors but the real sentiments do not come through the same.  Remember the exciting feeling of getting your handwriting analyzed?  There is so much unsaid by someone's handwriting.  Letters don't have to be long either!  You can simply put a smile on someone's face with a silly postcard!  Think about how surprised you would be to find something other than another advertisement or bill in your mailbox when it wasn't a holiday?  How about using seasonal stamps, such as the Gulf Coast Lighthouses, or a combination of additional postage stamps, for the Spring to refresh your outlook on communicating with your friends and family?  So bring in the Spring like a lamb with the soft, friendly tone of your handwritten word or welcome it like a lion and surprise everyone with how much you love stamps and send a "Happy Spring" note to everybody on your list...except by snail mail!