{"id":1142,"date":"2006-10-10T03:53:07","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T08:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/mail-call\/"},"modified":"2006-10-10T03:53:07","modified_gmt":"2006-10-10T08:53:07","slug":"mail-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/mail-call","title":{"rendered":"Mail call"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the neat things about extended business trips is the gigantic pile of mail that awaits upon your arrival. I spent most of yesterday’s work-day going through mail, magazines, faxes, and the 154 pertinent e-mails from the week out of the office. It was laborious, but I was glad to get everything off my desks. And, since it was Columbus Day, there was no new mail coming in.<\/p>\n

At home, it was a much quicker process. A medium-sized box of mail waited for us. This is the first time Amy & I have gone away for a stretch since we had our “subscribe to every magazine” run during the summer, so the stack of mags was truly impressive. We were only gone for a week, but for some reason, Dwell<\/a> decided to send two different issues.<\/p>\n

But the best thing in the mail was a card from our friends Cathi & Adam. They got hitched about 13 months ago and we’ve somehow failed to give them their wedding present during that span. Despite that, they sent a thank-you card, which included a couple of pictures from their wedding. Which is my roundabout way of introducing the following:<\/p>\n

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One of the neat things about extended business trips is the gigantic pile of mail that awaits upon your arrival. I spent most of yesterday’s work-day going through mail, magazines, faxes, and the 154 pertinent e-mails from the week out of the office. It was laborious, but I was glad to get everything off my … <\/p>\n

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