ии, относящиеся к текстам на твоей странице, можешь предложить и создать свои собственные страницы с ключевыми словами или подкатегории связанные с "...society and culture..." и можешь добавить свои контекстуальные листинги там, бесплатно и в реальное время.All Caught Up With No Place To Go...Postie Day!
So I decided I would stop by yer blogs this morning and have a little look-see... and comment.. I'm now caught up with no place to go.. What do I do now that I have said my peace..?
So I guess I will brag about my postie.. Not only is he good looking, but very friendly... Always says hello and joke around with him.. I usually say something to him if I get the opportunity.. Like this." I hope thats not junk mail you putting in my slot?"... Sometimes he takes a sick day or takes a holiday and our mail gets all messed up.. when we moved in here, our postie was an ass.. he was so anal about where to put the mail.. He gave me shit once for not having an actual mailbox... well sorry but Buddy but there is a slot in the door... He thought I had locked the screen door, but it was jammed.. I had to show him.. So then we finally got the new guy and he is very nice and always waves if I'm out for a walk with Mr.Giggles..So thanks to our wonderful Postie.. he makes my day...
Princess Diva has started to settle in at the new house and I was able to get there over the weekend to do what I could to help eliminate any stress she may have..Unfortunately BHM had a fit because I was gone so long and Mr.Giggles was also have a fit once he woke from his nap..well whatever... so she comes by for coffee in the morning once she drops off the kiddies to school.. They are a bit further now and they don't know much about the buses there and so Princess Diva drives them there.. I also noticed that she is very picky about certain things and I tease the shit out of her.. So I think I have to give her a new nickname.. Picky Chicky or something like that..I'll let you know.. I have to run now.. get ready for the day...Have a great day and don't forget to say hi to your Postie in yer travels...
Thanks for stopping by and licking the stamp for me..
P.S.. I have updated One Day At A Time.. feel free to take a peek..
9 Independant Thinkers:
I'm glad the postie you have now is cute and isn't anal.
My postman is nice too, very chatty and he's 5'1...so we're eye to eye. Hehe.
I work during the day, so I rarely see our mail carrier. He's very pleasant when I do run into him.
Tara: I like chatty posties..ha ha..
Churlita:That sucks.. is your postie at least cute...?
I haven't made friends with the mailman in my neighborhood, as I am so seldom at the house when he is. I know he does a good job though, because the only time we get our neighbors mail (and they get ours) is when he is on vacation.
I have never actually seen mine. He comes in the middle of the day when I work. Just so long as he leaves my stuff in my mail box.
I had no idea what a postie was until halfway through that paragraph. Had never heard them called that before.
With one expensive package lost, and another one that came yesterday broken, I am not too happy with the post office now.
Mr Manuel: Postie sounds like a cereal, doesn't it?
Laura.B: It's nice that the mail is delivered properly when your usual mailman is working..It sucks when they are on holidays..
Evil-e: Being at home these days, gives the opportunity for me to know who's who in the delivery of our mail..If I was working I wouldn't know then..
Mr.Manuel: if you had seen Tara's holidays it was the Postie Appreciation Day for mailman/mail women..
Dmarks" I guess not... that really sucks.. Yes it sounds like a cereal..
*Daffy gets out her binoculars to see if she can see Mrs hairy Woman at her blog*
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Did you call at all your blog friends? ;o)
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I don't think we have the same postie two days in a row... also they never come early!As smartphones, the Metaverse, artificial intelligence and selling online become commonplace, the lines between the physical and digital worlds blur. While it’s easy to see the benefits, not everyone has the means or resources to keep up in this fast-paced technological revolution. To equally participate, you need a broadband internet connection—yet 6% of Americans and 37% of the global population remain offline.
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Over the past two decades, Congress enacted two primary federal policies intended to help bridge the internet gap: the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which allocated $4.7 billion to closing the digital divide, and November 2021’s $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This legislation dedicates $65 billion to providing broadband internet access to those who don’t have it by building the necessary infrastructure in areas that are lacking as well as lower internet costs.
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