You have to admit that it’s not often the inspection slip inside a shipping box is worth blogging. But these folks at Moosejaw are definitely on to something. (Their tag line is “love the madness). Every package that comes from Moosejaw has some very interesting stickers on it, including a “Sealed with a Kiss” sticker that include a bright red pair of lips. Mostly, I read them for the quick laugh, and then toss them. But this particular slip seemed worth preserving. It reads:

If you are actually reading this note you should be super happy. First, you have received your order, reading is fun and getting something in the mail (even if you bought it yourself) has got to make the day better.

Second, I put your order together all by myself. Sometimes people note that my packing job is so lovely that customers actually never remove their order from the bag or box, preferring to be awed by my personal work. I appreciate the thought but I don’t recommend it.

How can you not love that?

Welcome to my new cyber-Thoughtful spot. I’m playing with themes and such, and for now this one works, despite its lack of appropriate Husky colors.

I’m working next on porting my existing blog to here, which I’m told I can do, but don’t know how yet. So for now, new stuff will be here rather than there.

While I’m getting the side bar up to speed, you might want to take a peek at the talented new member of our family. Beau joined us on July 15 at the age of two months. He’s a handful, as puppies are wont to be, and has kept me quite busy keeping him out of trouble. 

Lots of posts standing by about summer activities, fall plans and general observations of life, sports, and politics. Stay tuned!