We had a rare snow day in Seattle. Cross-country skis, sleds, and tire chains appeared. Snow angels abounded. The UPS truck made it, but our mail didn’t arrive. The USPS doesn’t consider the famous inscription on the Post Office Building in New York to be an official motto. But I think in areas of the country more accustomed to the harsh elements, it’s an aspiration that often holds true. “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” UPDATE: Sometime between evening and morning, our mail did arrive. They made it through snow, rain, and gloom of night!