I send postcards. Both electronic and actual. In this day of email, Facebook and Twitter I think that the Post Office (USPS) is a charming but expensive anachronism. It will be a financial burde...Read More
“If God had intended us to fly. He never would have given us railways.” Michael Flanders Amtrak is the model for the Post Office Evergreen Aviation Museum...Read More
Postal rates go up January 22 and the post office is being pretty quiet about it. Perhaps so that you don’t go out and stock up on forever stamps. Perhaps because nobody mails anything anymo...Read More
“Growing old – it’s not nice, but it’s interesting.” August Strindberg, Playwright Not Now (refers to the post office notice) Simon on Aging ...Read More
This is a Public Service announcement: Postage rates in the USA go up on May 11, 2009 Click here to go to the USPS site for details First class postage is going up two cents to 44 cents and a domestic...Read More
The postal service is in trouble. I’ve written about it before. The internet and email have critically wounded their revenue stream. The USPS will be the Amtrak of our children’s gener...Read More
The USPS (United States Post Office) is giving away free cards with postage. http://www.poweroftheletter.com/ At the site click on the free card link. I love free postcards and this is almost as goo...Read More
Before our trip to Santa Fe we heard an advertisement by the USPS (formerly the Post Office) about how you could go online and forward your mail. No muss no fuss. So we tried it and we have some good ...Read More
“With privilege comes responsibility.” Too much time on a tour bus made me grouchy. The moon rise as the ship eased out of the Monaco harbor cheered me up. We are still working on solving the blog...Read More