My grandmother used to send me handwritten letters on monogrammed stationary. And inside the sky blue, folded letter would be a newspaper clipping loosely related to my interests -- dance, architecture, ... My father took up the tradition, emailing me articles beginning when I moved away to college. It seems I have unknowingly carried this family habit forward - I now catch myself texting articles to family and friends. It's one of my favorite things -- to make connections and share them.