First of all, let me say I am a HUGE fan of the USPS ; in fact, I think the best speaker I heard in my two years at T-bird was from a USPS man. As a business - logistics, finance, etc. - it is fascinating. I mean, every year more and more addresses are added, and the USPS delivers to them. There is the whole fleet issue - maintenance, fuel, drive times, etc. Health care costs. And all of this with declining usage.
Second of all, for those of you who sent me birthday cards last week - THANK YOU. I got them in office in Paris today - what a great pick-me-up on a Monday afternoon.
My point - how come when the rate is $0.94 to mail a letter, a letter made it through with only $0.84 in postage? And why did some envelopes make it with "U.K." as the country, but one was crossed out by the USPS and "United Kingdom" written in its place. To my knowledge, no other country goes by UK, right?
Yes, things like this are what I think about and what perplex me.
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--Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
--Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson
--Jan - June 2009 National Geographic Magazines
--A Year in the Merde, by Stephen Clarke 5*
--a few of the "Death In..." books, by JD Robb 4* (as airplane reading)
--The Adventure of English, by Melvyn Bragg 5*
--Shipping News, by Annie Proulx 3*
--Confessions of an Economic Hitman, by John Perkins 5*
--Duma Key, by Stephen King 5*
--Beasts, by Joyce Carol Oates 4*
--Skin Privilege, by Karin Slaughter 1* (HORRIBLE writing)
--Plain Truth, by Jodi Picoult
--Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami
--The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 5*
--Oil!, by Upton Sinclair 2* (good writing, a bit long, didn't flow well)
--Out Stealing Horses, by Per Patterson 4*
--Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert 3.5*(interesting, not as good as Tipping Point or Blink or Paradox of Choice)
--Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 4* (but not nearly as good as Ender's Game)
--Beasts, by Joyce Carol Oates 4*
--Skin Privilege, by Karin Slaughter 1* (HORRIBLE writing)
--Plain Truth, by Jodi Picoult
--Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami
--The Road, by Cormac McCarthy 5*
--Oil!, by Upton Sinclair 2* (good writing, a bit long, didn't flow well)
--Out Stealing Horses, by Per Patterson 4*
--Stumbling on Happiness, by Daniel Gilbert 3.5*(interesting, not as good as Tipping Point or Blink or Paradox of Choice)
--Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card 4* (but not nearly as good as Ender's Game)
Things I've Done in London
Tourist Sites
--Sir John Soane house/museum
--Whitechapel Bell Foundry Tour
--Kensington Palace / Last year of the Deb exhibit
--Tower of London / Crown Jewels
--Tate Britain
--National Gallery
--Annie Leibovitz exhibition at National Portrait Gallery
--National Portrait Gallery
--Cabinet War Rooms / Churchill Museum
--Kew Gardens (Royal Botannical Gardens)
--British Museum
--London's Transport Museum
--Victoria & Albert Museum
--Tate Modern Museum
--Bath (Roman Spa; Abbey; Gravel Walk; etc.)
--Greenwich (National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory...)
--Tourist Walking (Buckingham, Westminster, Big Ben...)
--Borough Market
--St. Martin-in-the-Fields
--Camden Market
Plays / Shows
--Cirque-du-Soleil's Quidam @ Royal Albert Hall
--London Parade (New Year's Day)
--Handbell concert in Westcliff-on-Sea
--Spamalot
--Advent Carols by Candlelight @ St Martin...
--Lord Mayor's Show (parade)
--The Lion King (musical)
--Carmina Burana @ Royal Albert Hall
--Manon (ballet) @ Royal Opera House
--Wicked (musical)
--King Lear @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
--Twelfth Night @ Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (rained out after 40 minutes)
--The Phantom of the Opera @ Her Majesty's Theatre
--Strictly Gershwin @ Royal Albert Hall (National Ballet)
--Avenue Q (musical)
--Romeo & Juliet @ Opera House (Royal Ballet)
--Bruce Springsteen (concert)
--The 39 Steps (play)
--Sir John Soane house/museum
--Whitechapel Bell Foundry Tour
--Kensington Palace / Last year of the Deb exhibit
--Tower of London / Crown Jewels
--Tate Britain
--National Gallery
--Annie Leibovitz exhibition at National Portrait Gallery
--National Portrait Gallery
--Cabinet War Rooms / Churchill Museum
--Kew Gardens (Royal Botannical Gardens)
--British Museum
--London's Transport Museum
--Victoria & Albert Museum
--Tate Modern Museum
--Bath (Roman Spa; Abbey; Gravel Walk; etc.)
--Greenwich (National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory...)
--Tourist Walking (Buckingham, Westminster, Big Ben...)
--Borough Market
--St. Martin-in-the-Fields
--Camden Market
Plays / Shows
--Cirque-du-Soleil's Quidam @ Royal Albert Hall
--London Parade (New Year's Day)
--Handbell concert in Westcliff-on-Sea
--Spamalot
--Advent Carols by Candlelight @ St Martin...
--Lord Mayor's Show (parade)
--The Lion King (musical)
--Carmina Burana @ Royal Albert Hall
--Manon (ballet) @ Royal Opera House
--Wicked (musical)
--King Lear @ Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
--Twelfth Night @ Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (rained out after 40 minutes)
--The Phantom of the Opera @ Her Majesty's Theatre
--Strictly Gershwin @ Royal Albert Hall (National Ballet)
--Avenue Q (musical)
--Romeo & Juliet @ Opera House (Royal Ballet)
--Bruce Springsteen (concert)
--The 39 Steps (play)
1 comment:
". . . but one was crossed out by the USPS and 'United Kingdom' written in its place."
That was mine! I wrote UK. I then handed it to the nice man at the post office, and he attacked my card with a pen and said, "We have to cross out UK and spell out United Kingdom. It helps to do everything just right to get it there as fast as possible." I wasn't about to argue!
Must wonder, though: is the University of Kentucky suddenly getting letters meant for London, Cardiff, and Edinburgh?
P.S. I'm glad that things like this perplex you. It's a perk (symptom?) of the 99% thing. :o)
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