Tomorrow will be a sunny December day with 50 degree weather. I decided I would walk the girls to the Post office to mail some orders, until I saw this note on the USPS website:

WASHINGTON, DC – There will be no regular mail delivery or retail services at Post Offices on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, as the Postal Service is closing to observe the national day of mourning for President Gerald R. Ford. The decision follows an Executive Order issued by President Bush that independent federal agencies close as a mark of respect for the former president who died Dec. 26. Express Mail deliveries will be made on Jan. 2. Regular retail and delivery service will resume Wednesday, Jan. 3.

This is what I wrote to them in return:

It is just crazy that post offices are closed on Tuesday because of President Ford. No one cares. No one is mourning. He was an old man and barely president. What a waste of time.

Enjoy your day off. Do shed a tear for President Ford. Sure you will.

tina seamonster

A bit harsh, but I love sending crazy emails via comments on web sites. I used to man these kinds of emails as part of my last job. I remember this great email about how teachers at a specific college were witches and were teaching their students to be witches. It was great. I read it to all my co-workers. I loved it.

I hope someone at the USPS reads that email outloud. But really, why do they need a day to "mourn"?