AUGUST 2nd - Celebrate the Middle
On this day in 1858, the Postmaster of Boston, Nahum Capen, had 33 mailboxes installed around the city. The idea had been implemented earlier and was improved upon later, so this wasn't especially trailblazing. But it was noteworthy. Too often we forget about the the middle to commemorate the genesis or celebrate the ending. The middle matters too. Mailboxes on street corners might not seem like a big deal to you, with your magic phones and your SnapChats and Insta Stories, and your sub-atomization of water soluble elements that can be sent instantly via aqueous-based 3D printers (may have made that last one up), but I’m willing to bet that Tommy Reilly of Boston 1858 was pretty pumped dere was a mail bowx down on his street cowna. Inventions are always improved upon. Eventually your iPhone 10 that only opens when it scans your face, is gonna look stone-aged compared to the iPhone 20 that will be able to diagnose your health, read your thoughts, and scan your soul.