The art of the thank you note is not practiced as...  ...he best thank you notes ever from the archives of Letters of Note. For example, here's a note Neil Armstron...

I don't know about you guys, but unless the applicant was absolutely terrible, I would totally hire him after that. Link...

It's so true and just so sad that they still haven't gotten the point. Link Via BoingBoing...

Or at least, if he does know how to travel through time, he certainly is keeping tight lipped about it. He does have a good point though. Link Via Geeks Are Sexy...

In a rare column, Santa Claus shares some correspondence containing some of the more difficult questions he's received. His answers will make you think. For example, Darnell asked why he didn't get the Atari he asked for...

letters with author and illustrator Edward Gorey over a 1...  ...en turned into a book called Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer. Of course,...  ...Of course, Gorey included illustrations with his letters , even on the envelopes! You can see more of...

In 1920, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and illustrated...  ...ch letter as well as a partial transcription from Letters of Note. Santa tells the Tolkien boys...

In 1971, Marguerite Hart, a children's librarian in Troy, Michigan, wrote to many celebrities and political leaders and asked them to send back inspirational messages to the children of her town. 97 wrote back, among...

These letters were part of Dear Me: a Letter to My Sixteen-Year...

The Norwegian browser company Opera has receiv...  ...lk show, Opera executives posted some of the best letters as a tribute to her. Link -via Boing Boing