Want to give someone a wedding present for less than a buck? There is a woman who is collecting congratulatory cards for someone’s wedding. If you want to participate, be sure to do so before mid-May.

Read more about it here: http://www.wildpostcards.com/2009/04/send-a-postcard-to-a-wedding/

Better hurry!

Today is the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin. I have a great way for you to celebrate!

Check out the Darwin Correspondence Project. This site has more than 5,000 of Darwin’s letters, including some from his childhood. Be sure to check out the one where he admits to only washing his feet once per month! (Okay, admittedly he was 12. Hopefully he outgrew that habit.)

Happy Birthday, Charlie!

February 4th is Thank Your Mailperson Day! What can you do to thank the person who delivers your mail?

Please be aware that postal carriers must follow particular gift rules! Please read this article for a nice overview.

The basic idea is:

• Don’t give your postal carrier cash!
• Whatever you give them, if it’s a gift card or something similar, keep at $20 or under.

Now go forth and love the heck out of these folks who slog through the weather on a daily basis to get us our mail. Post some ideas here if you’ve got some good ones. Or tell us what you did for this day. I haven’t decided yet, but I’m getting away from the computer right this second to go figure it out! (I have two postal carriers, one at home, one at my office! I know the one at my office has a weakness for chocolate covered cherries.)