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Earth Day Thoughts to Consider

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April 22, 2013 For a long time, I have been looking for a way to dispel the fallacy called: “Going Green.” I see the phrase on my bills in the mail. “Save a Tree” the envelope urges- pay your bills electronically. Then I stumbled across a page in a recent catalog from Saturn Press. Their explanation sums […]

“Fire in the Belly”

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March 24, 2013 logo courtesy of deliveringforamerica.com Today was the National Day of Action for USPS postal employees.  NALC President Fredric Rolando called upon the letter carriers across the country to come out and protest Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday mail delivery. I joined approximately 200 people, mostly letter carriers, on the […]

Juicy Gossip & other tidbits…

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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ February 17, 2013…This has been a very tough week.  All my best intentions were sidetracked due to the aftermath of last week’s blizzard.  The roads around New Haven were narrow making parking nearly impossible.  Delivering the mail under such conditions was painstaking, sidewalks were not clear and I had to weave in and out […]

The Year of the Snake

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February 11, 2013 Happy Chinese New Year… “The Year of the Snake!” (-& belated greetings from snowbound Connecticut.  A severe Winter storm has paralyzed the area with 40 inches of snow, causing many celebrations to be cancelled or postponed.) The Positive Qualities are : Decisiveness, intelligence, intuitiveness, elegance, attention to detail; snakes make good philosophers, […]

Postmaster General bullies the country

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Statement of NALC President Fredric Rolando on Postmaster General Pat Donahoe’s plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery Feb. 6, 2013 — Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe’s plan to end Saturday delivery is a disastrous idea that would have a profoundly negative effect on the Postal Service and on millions of customers. It would be particularly harmful to […]

The Month of Letters Challenge Returns!

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January 31, 2013 On your mark, get set, get your pens and paper ready …tomorrow begins another fun “Month of Letters!” Mary Robinette Kowal, the innovator of this marvelous letter writing project, is launching the challenge once again.  All you need to do is write & mail one letter each business day throughout the month of February. […]

Happy New Year

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January 14, 2013 “We turn not older with years, but new every day.” Emily Dickinson A New Year , thank heavens!  Already, I’ve noticed changes.  For one, I’ve asserted myself at the Post Office to reclaim a more balanced work life. The uncertainty of  daily forced overtime  was exhausting and numbing.  My Doctor and the Union helped pull me out […]