The postage rate was raised to thirty nine cents yesterday.

I know this because I needed to buy stamps to mail a birthday card, a few "greeting" cards, a check to my mother and a letter.

This letter that I mailed, well it is hard to believe that I finally wrote it. It has been on my to do list for months now and yesterday, while sitting at the Leen-O coffee shop, I decided to write it. I finished it last night a little after 9 pm. I put it in the envelope, sealed it and this morning I dropped it in the mail box.

I took the first step . . . now it is up to him to take the next.