December 8, 2011 My antennas are always alert to anything that supports the cause of letter writing. I’ve come across some great finds. Let me share them with you. Who knows, one of these items might answer the call for that “perfect gift!” This “Tortoise- Hare T-shirt” says it all…support your “inner tortoise” (Carl Honore). […]
“Write For Rights”
December 1, 2011 When I was young, my mother used to threaten me: “Your mouth will put you in jail someday!” I thought she was joking. Many years later, I learned that people around the world are actually jailed for speaking out against injustices, against human rights abuses, for their religious beliefs, and at the […]
Freedom to speak out- a root of Democracy
November 17, 2011 Amendment 1 to the United States Constitution Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for redress of grievances. […]
Sgt. Laguna: “letters made us feel…loved.”
Veterans’ Day November11, 2011 Approximately 22% of the workforce in the USPS are veterans. It was an easy task to ask a veteran how valuable letters are to a soldier away from home. Letter Carrier, Leslie Laguna is a veteran from the 1991 Desert Storm campaign. Sergeant Laguna was deployed to Saudi Arabia as an […]
a First Class letter is a bargain!
November 4, 2011 Carol “c.j.” Petersen wrote the following article and has graciously given me permission to reprint it here. c.j. is a treasure of a pen friend, an artist, photographer, writer, and all around wise woman. I am ever-so-grateful to have discovered her through our world of letters. _______________________________________________________________________________________ We all complain when postal rates go […]
Important Reminder!
“…float downstream like a human being…”
October 24, 2011 Humans are creatures of habit. We do get bored easily, but we like a certain amount of consistency. That familiarity gives us stability. However, change is inevitable and necessary with the current economic crisis and all. We have to change in order to survive. All the old methods won’t work. So, how do we survive the coming changes? Charles […]
Focus on the love!
October 18, 2011 As a postal worker, I am sensitive to the love/hate relationship people have with the post office. Sure, the long lines annoy me, too. However, lately people are now more anxious- “What’s going to happen to the post office?” The issues are clouded by a flood of misinformation which leaves the public baffled […]
Post Office as Political Football
October 4, 2011 As a letter carrier, my job will be directly effected by how Congress and the President respond to Postmaster General Donahoe’s requests. Donahoe is asking for Saturday delivery to be eliminated. He also wants to close thousands of post offices nationwide, break union contracts and layoff 120,000 workers!!! All he really needs […]
“We don’t want a bailout…”
October 3, 2011 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ So what happened at the rally? I rushed through my work day and flew down the highway to Bridgeport. Arriving 20 minutes late, it was already over. Apparently, some spokesman from the legislators’ office came out and spoke very early on. All the Connecticut Congressmen signed a letter to the White House. […]
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