I share this article by Bert with you as it reminds me of the time he was a part-time mail courier and part-time writer. At the time, dad was not in the financial position to support his growing family of 5 kids. He had left his 18 year teaching career behind, burnt out on the experiences that eventually left him exhausted and ready to pursue his other passion: writing. Dad was the managing editor of Vanguard, and needed to supplement his income. He found the perfect solution. He purchased a mail courier business, and a blue van with it. The work of mail delivery in the morning and mail pick up in the afternoon allowed him the midday to write. On top of that he had mom, Ed and I trained as mail courier back up for days when he was under the weather, for as we know mail must move rain or shine. It was these everyday experiences that dad wrote about, and reflected on that I enjoyed then and admire now.