My friend Larissa is a big fan of frogs. I found this list of interesting frog facts and thought I would send it to her. How many of these 14 facts did you know?
Larissa,
Some frog facts for you. I can’t decide if I think #4 is the most amazing thing ever or if it’s just frightening.
Have a great day,
Reed
enclosed: 14 Fun Facts About Frogs
Posted in Just because
Tagged embossed, facts, frogs, letter-writing, Paper Source, trivia, Year of Letters
Today I dropped a thank you note to the father-in-law of a colleague of mine who writes for the Dallas Morning News. He generously took time to talk to me about Street Sense, an organization where I serve as a board member.
Carl,
I’ve always enjoyed reading the paper, but sitting down face to face with someone who’s been writing for a newspaper for 35 years is fascinating. I appreciate you taking time to talk with me – I enjoyed it immensely and appreciate the advice. By the way, this morning I picked you up a copy of the latest edition of Street Sense.
I look forward to reading more of your column,
Reed
P.S. I stayed up last night to watch the Nats lose 5-0 to the Dodgers. Let’s hope they can hang on!
Posted in Thank-yous
Tagged baseball, embossed, handwritten letters, Journalism, letter-writing, meetings, nonprofits, Paper Source, stationery, Street Sense, thank-yous, Year of Letters
A happier note today – it’s the 8th anniversary of two of my best friends: Thom and Tressa. And if I truly was a good friend I wouldn’t write Thom’s name wrong on the card! I’ve screwed that up for years….I just instinctively write Tom. The thing about good friends is that they don’t give a shit about stuff like that.
Tom & Tressa,
I looked up what traditional gifts are for 8th anniversaries and it said pottery/bronze. I can’t imagine what pottery item or bronze statue I’d get you so you’ll have to settle for this card. Your wedding was beautiful and a lot of fun – I’m still honored today to have been a part of your special day. Happy Anniversary!
I love you guys,
Reed
Posted in Congratulations
Tagged anniversaries, custom envelope liners, friends, handwritten letters, mistakes, Paper Source, tradition, weddings, Year of Letters
A good friend of mine found out last week that he has stage 4 lung cancer. He’s 44 or 45, a nonsmoker and in great shape. He’s been extremely active all of his life playing competitive lacrosse, football, hockey – you name it. You cannot find a nicer guy and I was stunned when I heard the news.
While this is a devastating blow and his health has been in the most precarious of states this last week, he manages to fight. A loving husband and father of four, he’s got a lot to fight for.
He’s still got his sense of humor though. I saw him Sunday night and even though he was under heavy meds and had breathing tubes in his mouth preventing him from talking, he tried to get the nurse to go out on a date with me. You gotta love’em.
Steve can beat this – he’s a champion at heart and physically is as strong as they come, but if you have a minute today, I ask you to send him and his family some positive thoughts.
Steve,
It was great to see you on Sunday. I thought I’d send you a little old school mail today. So many people are praying for you and sending their love and support to you and your beautiful family: Forlenza, Herman, Sasse, Richie, Hubbard, Kristy & Val Windom, Bubbles, Tobey, St. Amour, Landon, UNC …the list goes on.
You’re doing great and I heard they took you off the ventilator today. That is awesome news. Stay strong, keep fighting and know that TEAM MUIR is all in this together.
Keep fighting brother!
Reed
Posted in Get Well
Tagged buddies, cancer, embossed, friends, get well, handwritten letters, health, hospitals, Paper Source, Year of Letters
Google’s Doodle of the Day for August 5, 2015.
Good morning! If you search for something on Google today, you’ll seee their Doodle above which is paying tribute to the 101st anniversary of the first electric traffic light in the U.S. It got me thinking about something that has been bothering me for some time. Nobody likes a critique who doesn’t offer a solution, so I thought I would do just that and send a suggestion to our Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx. It might just make the roads a whole lot safer.
Dear Mr. Secretary,
101 years ago today the American Traffic Signal Company installed the U.S.’s first electric traffic signal system on the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The anniversary of this event inspired me to write to you today.
Photo: LATimes.com
I’m colorblind and struggle deciphering traffic signals when it is dark and I can’t see the order of the lights. There seems to be a simple solution to this: create unique shapes for each color. Red could be a square, yellow a triangle and green a circle.
I know that some cities outside of the U.S. are experimenting with this (Quebec for example) – why don’t we start rolling this out as we replace signal lights? It just might save some lives.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Reed Sandridge
Posted in Request
Tagged color, embossing, government, handwritten letters, ideas, inventions, letter-writing, letters, Paper Source, safety, stop lights, stories, traffic lights, transportation, Year of Letters