Is it the last gasp of a dying art? (HT: Kathryn Jean Lopez) Click here. Check out the comments, also. One person suggests writing a note, scanning it, and attaching it to an e-mail. I've never tried that.
So often I am late in remembering a friend's birthday that I do the next best thing: scurry to send an e-card. But I feel slightly guilty. Still, (I comfort myself), an e-card at least lets the friend know they have been remembered. Far better than nothing.
But I agree with what others have written. A handwritten note is something more and more to be appreciated and (in some cases) treasured.