Welcome to the Future

The Postal Service is cutting a rural airmail service, at savings of $46,000 according to Federal Times. I'm actually not shocked by this, and thing service contractions will probably become more common as electronic communication becomes increasingly dominant and universal. But getting mail remains one of the great simple pleasures of life, especially when it's something you're excited to receive, and for folks who aren't yet wired, it's a lifeline, especially because rural areas are some of the places most underserved by high-speed internet service.