For those of us that like to adorn our few remaining letters with a little panache; put some color and meaning into our choice of stamps, we have 5 new ones coming and celebrating people and things we hold dear.
- John Wooden: UCLA legend and probably the most often quoted college basketball coach in history. “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”
- Dungeons and Dragons: How many nights sleep were lost by our nerd kids, (aka tech-geniuses that now run the world), playing this totally incomprehensible to us seniors game?
- Ansel Adams: I may have mentioned once or a hundred times I spent an afternoon at his home in Carmel, CA, talking photography. If you are one of the 3 people I missed telling feel free to write for details (but be careful what you wish for!).
- Carnival Nights: From roller coasters to hot dogs, carnivals were a staple of summertime fun for many Americans in the past. These days you need a bundle of cash and a body guard. Ten new stamps in a pane of 20 feature photographs capturing the energy and lights of a summer carnival at night.
All worthy subjects but they missed one that I have been trying to get honored for many years. Those of you who agree with me, (and who doesn’t?) please join me in my letter writing campaign to finally get this person of color on a postage stamp. He has the wisdom of King Solomon, the patience and perseverance of St. Monica and the self-discipline of Gandhi. I hope someday my letters of complaint to McDonald’s regarding their cruel inconsistency in the offering of the McRib sandwich will be embellished with a stamp of my personal hero, PAPA SMURF!
I love Blue in both my states and my superheroes!