Due to a nifty new automated machine at the post office, I was in and out on my lunchtime quest for stamps in about 3 minutes. Excellent. Now if they offered more than one stamp choice (fortunately, or cleverly, the thing was loaded up with Christmas stamps) it would be ideal.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, my car radio has stopped working. It’s getting power (the little LCD indicating which CD spots are full still shows), but the power button does nothing. No radio, no CDs, no tapes. Bleah. Fortunately, I’m soon going off on vacation and the car is due for a tune, so I can take care of it at the beginning of January.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: Hey, look at that — the Technology Gods have caused our laser printer to die, right before my very eyes<\/em>. Just in time for address labels, return labels, Generic Gift for Co-Workers labels …<\/p>\n (Cue Charlie Brown leaning his head against the tree …)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Due to a nifty new automated machine at the post office, I was in and out on my lunchtime quest for stamps in about 3 minutes. Excellent. 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