Greetings

Happy birthday, tober!
Happy birthday, dhole!

And best wishes for the coming year!

Rest-of-the-Weekend Update

So, our power came back sometime around 11 PM on Saturday night (at which point the big thunderstorm that had knocked it out originally was over), and we ran around resetting clocks and stuff and then eventually went to sleep.

On Sunday, we took things relatively easy, doing some things around the apartment and some shopping but otherwise keeping things low-key. We watched "War Games" with some friends (one who had never seen the movie and the other who hadn't seen it in years), and when it was over I wanted to watch its thematic sibling (as I see it), "Sneakers," and so we did. Much fun was had.

I called lcmlc in the afternoon to wish her a happy Mothers Day, as she and Abba are down in MD with beckyfeld and osewalrus.

And now I'm back in the office. Happy Monday, all.

Reminder: New Postage Rates Begin Today

(or should that be "Hooray, hooray, the eleventh of May; new postal rates begin today"?)

The new pricing list is here.

For most people, the two that will have the most impact are:

-- First ounce first-class postage: 44 cents (was 42 cents)

-- Standard-size postcard postage: 28 cents (was, I believe, 26 cents)