a note, letter or card is something you can keep and treasure forever. over the last 30+ years, patton and i have written many ourselves. he was also military and stationed all over. the letters we exchanged during that time were priceless. even now, we still share little notes.
Kids who graduate with strong skills in writing ( not necessarily penmanship), including spelling and punctuation, are becoming few and far between.
You is now spelled U to the majority of under fifteens thanks to text messaging.