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			<h1 class="title"><span>Good Morrow</span></h1>
			<div class="regular_post_body"><p>I run <a href="http://lettersofnote.com">Letters of Note</a> and <a href="http://letterheady.com">Letterheady</a>, both online homages to offline correspondence that have enjoyed, and continue to enjoy, a reasonable amount of positive feedback from people whose opinions I respect a great deal. I also run <a href="http://www.listsofnote.com">Lists of Note</a>—a blog dedicated to notable lists that is, I hope, far more interesting than it sounds.</p>
<p>I have spent the past few years producing a beautiful <em>Letters of Note</em> book, pictured below, which was published in October 2013 to very positive reviews. You can read more about it, and indeed buy it, <a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/p/the-book.html">here</a>. A <em>Lists of Note</em> book is underway, to be published at the end of 2014.</p>
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<p>When I&#8217;m failing to do any of the above, I can often be found wasting time on <a href="http://twitter.com/lettersofnote">Twitter</a>. Or <a href="http://instagram.com/shaunusher">Instagram</a>. Or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shaunusher">Facebook</a>. Or <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shaunusher/">Flickr</a>. Or sometimes, by mistake, <a href="https://plus.google.com/117510925323198793388/">Google+</a>. When all of the above are exhausted, I log-in at <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=272516419">LinkedIn</a>. </p>
<p>Goodbye. </p>
<p>Shaun</p>
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