I read the article about the "forever" stamp back in April. It made me think to myself that it was a brilliant idea.

I mean, think about it. You buy a roll of stamps. In this day and age of Internet Banking and email, it's possible you use a couple dozen of them before they hike up the rates and you need to buy a sheet of two-cent stamps.

Along comes the "forever" stamp. The stamps you buy today are the first class rate. If you lose the roll under the couch cushions or discover them in the attic in fifteen years when it costs seventy-three cents to mail a letter... you're covered!

No messing with the low denomination stamps anymore, ever!

But, there's a caveat. If you buy a forty-one cent stamp that doesn't have the magic word "forever" on it, it's worth just that. Forty-one cents.

So, in order to take advantage of not using penny stamps, you have to buy the "forever" stamps. Even with the cool ones with actors, historic figures, breast cancer awareness, comic book characters, or even the US flag... you have to buy the Liberty Bell "forever" stamps to take advantage of the "forever" rate.

I'm not saying buying one kind of stamp is a bad thing, but why offer all of these different kinds if they aren't going to enjoy the same "forever" status? Wasn't the brainchild of this idea thinking about keeping the lines down for penny stamps? Maybe thinking about getting rid of penny stamps... or at least printing less?

Have they gained anything by having only one stamp enjoying "forever" status? What can they be thinking?

What i'm listening to:

Why Can't I Have You?
The Cars
Heartbeat City

I've been dreaming up a storm lately. Over and over.

Ok, I'll stop... besides I'm not dreaming about mirrors anyway.

Last night, I had a weird dream. I've stopped reading too much into my dreams, but sometimes I'll pause to think about what might be causing me to have such dreams.

In this particular dream, I was back in my hometown on vacation. I was visiting with people, when I bump into the ex, who's also in town visiting. Suddenly, we both fall back into old habits, making excuses, planning to meet where no one will know. Things I might have taken for granted back in the before time, but wouldn't consciously consider now.

And while that will never happen... I did come to the conclusion that the message behind the dream is to stop, look and listen.

I am falling into some old habits. I haven't progressed on my goals as much as I'd like. I'm well over a third of the way into this year, and the bigger, more lofty goals have (as of yet) gone untouched.

So, it's time to stop. Time to take a look around. Make adjustments, regain focus on the endgame. Begin feeding my mind with positive reinforcements and ideas.

I still have a ways to go... but it's still manageable. =^) I just need to take a moment before circumstances run me down like a train. Need to take that moment to figure out how to retake control.

What i'm listening to:

I'll See You in My Dreams
Giant
Last of the Runaways