tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post7177896268764204998..comments2024-03-05T03:05:52.336-06:00Comments on To The Manner Born: Observations of a Mail GeekToadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17320342028348619490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-6782474245504492032009-01-29T23:48:00.000-06:002009-01-29T23:48:00.000-06:00MCC - thanks for sharing the writing from your Hal...MCC - thanks for sharing the writing from your Hallmark book! I love it. I have saved this and plan on sharing with others.Katy McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13406953911847974342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-2971911023007994842009-01-29T17:57:00.000-06:002009-01-29T17:57:00.000-06:00I have to agree. Saturday delivery is "nice ...I have to agree. Saturday delivery is "nice but not necessary" and in this day and age of electronic communication, they may even consider cutting out a day in the middle of the week as well. I'm a mail junkie too, and love my Netflix, but this is just one (very minor) thing we can chalk up to Obama's call for sacrifice to get everything back on track.Laura Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09099741186981177094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-4533217884606908372009-01-29T15:08:00.000-06:002009-01-29T15:08:00.000-06:00Katy, thanks for your posts...they are great! I ha...Katy, thanks for your posts...they are great! I have always felt the exact same as you about my mailbox visits, and I think it is just the unknown. We never know exactly what is going to be there whereas in the other avenues of our lives we kinda have an idea. Anyway, I would love to share with you a writing I found in 1979 in a small Hallmark book.<br><br>VISITING THE MAILBOX...<br><br>A trip to the mailbox fills me with a pleasant prickle of aniticipation. What will be there? Maybe I've won a raffle or the bank has discovered alarge error in my favor! Even if these dreams don't come true (and they haven't so far), there always seems to be something intriguing in the mailbox: a newspaper telling us what's happening in the neighborhood, a brochure from the community college, or a letter form our congressman informing us how he's voted. Even junk mail can be interesting if it's colorful enough. Booklets describing the wonders of a boat we can build in our own living room or pamphlets filled with ads for encyclopedias may not tempt me much. But they' re often amusing, informative and thought provoking.<br><br>Of course, the very best mail is the letters and notes we get from relatives and friends, postcards from people on vacation and cards when we're celebrating a birthday or a holiday.<br><br>You might argue that I'm forgetting the bills, They aren't much fun, it's true. But we do know they are coming, so there's usually no unpleasant surprise. And mnay bills these days carry along ads or cheery little newsletters that at least ry to soften the blow.<br><br>All things consdiered, the mailbox is a little daily treasure-house within our reach. And what a cheery place to visit. Hallmark. THIS MORNING I HELD A ROSE.1977<br><br><br>Katy, I realize a lot of these events have changed but still going to the mailbox is a special trip. Again, thanks for your writings.MCCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861447409543225070.post-59209606186230834192009-01-29T10:58:00.000-06:002009-01-29T10:58:00.000-06:00Once upon a time the post office delivered twice p...Once upon a time the post office delivered twice per day. Sounds like your idea of heavenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com