Here is number 5

Sending 100 postcards is harder than I thought it would be.  Here is number 5.  It goes out to Jen S., teacher, naturalist, dancer and old friend who I wish lived next door to me so I could see her every day.

2 more postcards

Sent 2 more postcards before leaving for New Milford for a family party. Monsieur & Madam DeGaul went to BW, and the frenetic streetscape went to David S.  Oh, and I bought a new one at Rien's New York Deli (at exit 65 off I-84 in Connecticut, best Deli between NY and Boston)

Well, it's day 3 of the Postcard project and I've just sent my second card. Right on schedule so far.

This colorful postcard from the Dominican Republic was purchased in mid eighties when Chris and I were travelling there visiting Peace Corps volunteers, and was sent to my dear friend Mary R.

Artist, actress, Mom, crazy person and uber-networker. Mary's late brother John Benjamin R was one of my two best friends in High School. And Mary's husband Gideon is a talented designer, musician, photographer and Theramin enthusiast who I am lucky to work with at EMC. Hi Mary! Hi Gideon!

Here is my first postcard, a photo of Ponce Puerto Rico from 1904. I sent it to my Mom, Patricia G. She has a lifelong connection to Puerto Rico. Happy Mother's Day, Mom!

Welcome!

Welcome to my 100 by 50 project! I will formally kick off this project this coming Monday the 12th of May when I send my first post card. Why Monday? Well, the postage rate for domestic post cards goes up to .27 on Monday. Why 100 postcards? Well, The .27 stamps came in a roll of 100, and 100 is 50 times 2, and it just seems like a reasonable number of postcards to send.

Now 100 people is a bit less than the value typically assigned to Dunbar's Number. A commonly assigned value for Dunbar's number, (the number of people with whom one person can maintain stable social relationships) is 150. But that's a few more postcards than I wanted to send. And, with only 480 days to run this project (yes, 480 days till I turn 50), even at 100 cards I will have to write a postcard every 4-5 days. As follow-through and perseverance have never been particularly strong suits of mine, this is reasonably ambitious.

So congratulations on reaching my blog, and on receiving a post card. I welcome your comments, both on this website and, should you wish, in crisp blue or black ink on 4 x 6 postcard, stamped and placed in a mailbox!