Junk Mail

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Yesterday afternoon hubby brought in the mail.
He began to sift and sort through the junk,
Making gleeful, chortling sounds.
Yes, CHORTLING sounds.

I said, "What are you doing?"
He replied, "Getting rid of the junk mail."

If you don't know hubby well,
You may not RECOGNIZE this look - - -
Do you see how his head is cocked over to the side
And his bottom lip is slightly sucked in???

THAT is his
"Oh I am SO PROUD of myself for this" look.
It is usually accompanied by chortling.

I watched in awe and fascination
As he began tearing the "junk"
Out of each envelope,
Folding and crinkling it,
Making a pile on the counter.

Each time he would find an envelope
With "No Postage Necessary"
Stamped on it,
He would stuff it FULL of his bits and pieces
Of JUNK - - - including gum wrappers.
With each new envelope find he uttered:
"YES!! Here's another one!"

He sealed this all up in nice fat little packets,
And put them in the outgoing mail.
Says he's been doing this for weeks now.
Each time it makes him chortle with glee because:

1) He didn't ASK for this junk mail.
2) Those who send it out are getting it back
3) THEY have to pay the postage
4) He imagines their faces when they get it
5) He hopes they learn what junk mail feels like
6) He hopes it makes them send out less
7) It is saving on our trash disposal
8) It's good for the post office - - - gives them business
9) It's a new take on recycling
10) All of the above make him chortle.

Oh that hubby of mine.

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