Super Tuesday is moving in, and my world will become political again. But for now, I’m basking in little things. Like studying snowflakes and savoring the taste of vodka and truly hearing the sound of silence (Not the song, the actual sound of the lack of sound). Which brings me to a sheet of postage stamps I found earlier today in the back of a desk drawer.
It was ages ago (well, maybe not), when first class stamps were a mere thirty-seven cents. That was when Jim Henson’s Muppet creations graced our postage, and I purchased several sheets of them for their humor value alone. I saved one sheet, just in case it becomes a collector’s item.
I love these stamps. Each has a little quote from the character printed on the stamp itself. For Kermit, the quote is: “I’ve gone from the swamp to a stamp — one sticky situation after another. Time to get out your lily pad and write a letter. Amphibiously yours, Kermit.”
Miss Piggy says: “Moi is thrilled . . . for all those lucky peoplel who will get your letter with moi’s gorgeous face on the envelope. Don’t even think of canceling moi, sweetie. Kissy, kissy, Miss Piggy.”
And so it goes: Fozzie Bear, Sam the Eagle, the Swedish Chef, Beaker, Rowlf and others are all represented.
Which, come to think of it, is rather like the current presidential scene. Everyone wants his or her say, and nobody wants to get canceled. One of the candidates might just become a collector’s item too.
Leave a Reply