And on a side note–it has been raining in California. A lot.
UPS, at least around here, decided that it would be cheaper this time of year to buy some bicycles with trailers rather than rent extra trucks, and to hire people (often college kids on break) to deliver the extra loads of packages that way. Stay in shape, earn a little money, and put a smile on the face of every person you ride past. We’ve had the bikes deliver to us twice now that we’ve seen.
This morning nobody was in a hurry to dash out into the downpour to get the newspaper. I finally opened the front door in the afternoon to–
–and there, tucked right against the door, out of the rain, were two packages.
And our newspaper between them.