Going Postal

 Before Thanksgiving my work told me they were sending a Walmart gift card. Great, I’ll take it. 

It never arrived. I did not speak up, it wasn’t a big deal and I was good. I am not going to insist somebody go out and get me a replacement card. 

The card finally arrived yesterday. It was postmarked November 20. Ponder that. Twenty-plus days to travel 210 miles. I could have literally (and I am using that word correctly) walked there and back in that same time frame. 

Well I could if I was in better shape. And if it wasn’t winter. Shuddup, you get my point. 

The Pony Express took about 10 days to travel between St Joseph, MO and Sacramento - about 1,900 miles. Compare and contrast. 

It is okay, I’ll buy a Christmas turkey instead. 

Just a thought

If gun manufacturers can be sued because some criminal shoots down a bunch of innocent people, why can’t victim’s families sue the lenient judges and prosecutors who let criminals off with a slap on the wrist time after time? 

I’m looking at that woman in Rhode Island who had been arrested 100 times before she drove over a poor guy walking his dogs or the guy in Chicago who had 70+ arrests or the murderer in Charlotte who was arrested dozens of times. 

Sue them and make them pay for the crimes they allowed to happen. 

I’m glad I have a desk job today

 Today the weather may try even the most intrepid of mail carriers. The forecast calls for wind and rain and sleet and snow. I like winter, but yech. And more snow and very cold air are set to follow over the weekend. I don’t blame my SUV nor the natural gas furnace that keeps my house warm.  Put me squarely in the climate denier box. If I relied on solar to provide electricity I’d be screwed, it’s been cloudy all week. *

* seems like it anyway. 

Free falling

Maybe I told this story previously. 

Never mind, I did — back in 2005.  It was the tale of how I came to jump out of an airplane the first time I was ever in one. 

I suppose I have nothing left to write about around here.  You know all the stories I choose to reveal. What topic interests you? 

So what else is new? Not much. A customer set up an online meeting for yesterday and then failed to show up. 

He has done this multiple times so I wasn’t surprised. 

Sixty-three days until spring training. ⚾️ 

And this made me laugh:

Probably not politically correct. Get over it. 

There is no argument

 

One of the greatest Christmas songs ever. 

December 7

 

Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two

 

Way back in the last century I play a trombone in the high school band. The top couple of chairs also played with the orchestra. I enjoyed that far more than the marching band or pep band. The best part was every year the orchestra went to each elementary school (5) in town to put on a Christmas concert convocation.

The kids loved it and it made the whole thing fun. One of the most enjoyable songs to play was this one   Every time I hear it I have to smile.