La Crosse Tribune article "Old Mailman"

http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/01/28/news/00lead.txt

I believe if you click on the above, you will access today's online version of the La Crosse Tribune. So, if the spirit of La Crosse and it's many mailmen moves you, go ahead and read the online version!!

What an amazing first day I had on the new route on French Island today! Although it is very stressful to learn a new route; both sorting the mail (think: major headache), and finding your way around a circuitous, albeit very beautiful area (think: French Island).

But, people on the Island were very friendly and welcoming! Quite a few waved, and quite a few more actually met me at the mailbox and welcomed me, due to their advance introduction via the Tribune article!

Several even greeted me by name!! Wow, what a welcome welcoming!

I think I will really enjoy this area of La Crosse; an area of great beauty that heretofore was largely unknown to me. And, I know I will enjoy the great people!

La Crosse Tribune article

Well, it appears there will be an article about me next week! How unexpected...

A journalist by the name of Chris came by the house today, and interviewed me about my mail delivery career, and we had a really nice talk. He, like me, majored in English in college; so, we are both "men of letters", as my dad always says about me. He went to U of Illinois; I went to Illinois State U. Anyway, the paper even plans to send a photographer to photograph me on Saturday! So, keep your eye out for me in the paper.......

your OLD MAILMAN!