“Rain or shine,
snow or sleet,
we deliver
your mail!
But sunny days
are optional…”

~ from Adventures of Odyssey

The above is one of many similar quotes attributed to the US postal service. But they never had an official motto of sorts. Maybe that was one of their issues as far as making improvements go.

It all began with just one stamp back in 1847, that was offered for sale on July 1st of that year.  The reason Benjamin Franklin’s persona graced the space was due to the fact that he was the first postmaster…

A Little More Information About First Stamps, 1847usa.com

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International Joke Day, Too!

“Did you hear the one about

the unstamped letter?

You wouldn’t get it.”

~ Anonymous (stampstore)

Ha Ha! Very funny, but here’s the question… Is today National Joke Day or is the joke on us?  Possibly or maybe not.   I check my calendar listings at various places, but in the end who’s to say what’s what on some of these days?  There’s a National Tell a Joke Day on August 16th (I’ll be adding that day too!) 

But you see the kookie part of doing a calendar is that many of the events have no responsible party for creating the day.  It’s just fun to go along with it anyway.  As opposed to putting up political events — I don’t do politics.  The events I post are either informative or just offered in light-heartedness. Check out my other listings for this month here…