tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post115272335032230414..comments2023-11-02T09:08:36.866-04:00Comments on the word cage: A story about the mailbox.marybidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1153172041931039292006-07-17T17:34:00.000-04:002006-07-17T17:34:00.000-04:00Thanks, Mary!Thanks, Mary!Matthew Thorburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957748529242384114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152900597471528682006-07-14T14:09:00.000-04:002006-07-14T14:09:00.000-04:00MQT, warmest congrats on your marriage! Loved your...MQT, warmest congrats on your marriage! Loved your announcement in the Times. :)marybidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152896739508124082006-07-14T13:05:00.000-04:002006-07-14T13:05:00.000-04:00Yes, me too! I've had to explain to my wife on mor...Yes, me too! I've had to explain to my wife on more than one occasion my obsession with the checking the mailbox, and especially with checking email on an hourly basis. One plus of being between houses (we're in the slow process of moving from one side of town to another) is that for now I'm having all my mail forwarded to my office, where they get the mail delivered by 9:30 a.m. Oh happy day!<BR/><BR/>P.S. I loved the Hass reference too.Matthew Thorburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957748529242384114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152884948872272692006-07-14T09:49:00.000-04:002006-07-14T09:49:00.000-04:00Okay, I am feeling so much better now, folks!Okay, I am feeling so much better now, folks!marybidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14100986477346925113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152883286623356802006-07-14T09:21:00.000-04:002006-07-14T09:21:00.000-04:00I don't know how, but Justin has apparently been l...I don't know how, but Justin has apparently been living in my house, watching my life and recording it. <BR/><BR/>He then has the balls to post my experiences as though they are his own!<BR/><BR/>Seriously, my wife thinks that I have OCD. At 4:00 p.m., I begin my vigil watching the mailbox. The mailman usually delivers no later than 4:20. If he's late (and yes--he's a he), then I get worried.<BR/><BR/>I check email sometimes 20 times a day. Just in case.<BR/><BR/>You know, just in case Poetry or The Atlantic or The Oxford American have emailed to tell me that they'd love for me to send them some poems. <BR/><BR/>Sheesh. Maybe I am OCD.Jeff Newberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537370554735280893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152800820599984602006-07-13T10:27:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:27:00.000-04:00This story, and Justin's, is also my story.This story, and Justin's, is also my story.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607786046959671496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152758890088475562006-07-12T22:48:00.000-04:002006-07-12T22:48:00.000-04:00I love the Robert Hass reference in your post. ;)...I love the Robert Hass reference in your post. ;)<BR/><BR/>And you may be reading some of my poems in your RHINO pile. I sent some days back.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your submissions!Gary L. McDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05036305369123447288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13502106.post-1152738028853306702006-07-12T17:00:00.000-04:002006-07-12T17:00:00.000-04:00You have no idea how this resonates with me. Ever...You have no idea how this resonates with me. Ever since I was in the Army, mail has been elevated to a sacred, almost mystical experience. I get the mail, and that is that. <BR/><BR/>Early on in my marriage, I had to establish boundaries where mail is cncerned. My wife thought it was okay to open up mail with my name on it. Nooooooooooooooooooo! If it has both our names on it---knock yourself out. However, if it has my name on it, I don't care if it's from Ed McMahan, I get to open it!<BR/><BR/>I am a mail fanatic. I will sometimes ask my wife to got get the mail and bring it to my work. We live in a small town and so it's an easy task. <BR/><BR/>I check my e-mail at least a dozen times a day, and if I could, I would have instant verification of any e-mail I sent for as soon as it was read. I had that once, with Pegasus Mail, back in college, and I loved it.<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, I can relate to your post.Justin Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161484350184865575noreply@blogger.com