Even if you are of the opinion that writing letters by hand was the best way to send a letter to someone – more personal I mean – you have to admit that being able to type away in email form has many more advantages. It is quick, instant and you don’t get that old writer’s cramp thing.

I have recently been catching up with a girl I went to school with; we haven’t seen each other for twenty years and I have been condensing my life to date into a few paragraphs – try doing that and then you will realise just how much you have done over that time.

But I am starting to have a very frustrating time of it – the computer memory on this machine seriously needs topping up as it is starting to grind to a halt. Come to think of it – so is my own…