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The Loss of Simple Courtesy

December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 Posted in address, courtesy, credit card, mail, mailbox, post office, postage stamp, postal serviceLeave a comment

If a person mails a box to the wrong address (I did) and the people at that address don’t return it to the post office or leave it out for the mailman, that is a shame. It’s also illegal, but the world doesn’t seem to care. I get mail in my mailbox from time to… Continue reading The Loss of Simple Courtesy

The Morningstar is in the Garage Freezer

April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 Posted in burglaries, Costco, Facebook, gangs, Guatemala, mailbox, memoir, Morningstar, phone calls, spy, texting, vegetarianLeave a comment

(re-run) I live in a town with a lot of well-off people. The burglars have figured this out. I bought a locking mailbox that sits on the street with two other mail boxes. Mine has been tampered with twice. Once they bent down the metal to reach their hands inside and get a 2020 calendar,… Continue reading The Morningstar is in the Garage Freezer

Amazon Driver Loses It

June 6, 2021June 5, 2021 Posted in Amazon, arrest, B word, California, letter carrier, mail collection, mailbox, memoir, package, service jobs, U.S Postal service, USPSLeave a comment

I get my best writing ideas in the car. I was thinking about the Castro Valley resident who was attacked by her Amazon driver this week. Apparently, the older woman received an email that her package had arrived, but when she went to the lobby where the mailboxes were, there was no package. She saw… Continue reading Amazon Driver Loses It

The Morningstar is in the Garage Freezer

March 30, 2021March 29, 2021 Posted in burglaries, Costco, Facebook, gangs, Guatemala, mailbox, memoir, Morningstar, phone calls, spy, texting, vegetarianLeave a comment

I live in a nice town with a lot of well-off people. The burglars have figured this out. I bought a locking mailbox that sits on the street with two other mail boxes. Mine has been tampered with twice. Once they bent down the metal to reach their hands inside and get a 2020 calendar,… Continue reading The Morningstar is in the Garage Freezer