Today is Card Reading Day, a vehicle initiated by the various Stationery and eCard companies to promote both giving and receiving cards. It is observed each February 21st.
The sentimentality of it all is not lost on me. There was a time when I was a prolific giver of cards. These days I get more of them than I give. It's quite the connundrum which gives me pause occasionally when I think of the thoughtfulness of others compared with how I perceive my own.
Occasionally you can find me in those stands of cards trying to find something appropriate for someone special. I have even been known to visit the occasional card shop.
Each Christmas I buy about 50 or so seasonal cards via ecommerce and this activity has been satisfactory by and large.
I am particularly fond of blank cards whereby I write my own greeting.
Other times I nab something that catches my eye by design or some clever quip. I am a sucker for those new fangled cards with the LED lights and sound mechanisms which lend a high tech approach to greeting cards.
Whatever your spin on card buying and getting I hope you'll make someone feel special by giving them a card sometime soon.