The US Postal Service is pretty computerized these days. Not only can you go online and track a package mailed through them, but Mr. W signed us up for email notification so that each evening, when the status of your package is updated in the computer system, you get an email saying where your package is.

Since we mailed out my engagement ring last week for resizing in Florida, we’ve gotten an email saying that it was accepted at 12:30 p.m. at our local post office. That’s it. It’s been almost a week and there’s been no additional update.

On the one hand, I’m a little bit concerned, cuz it is a small package bearing my very nice engagement ring. On the other hand, if the postal service loses the ring, we ought to be getting $16K due to the insurance. And then I’ll just get a cheaper ring and have a large chunk of my wedding paid for.

I can tell that I want the ring more than I want the money, because this post exists. Murphy’s Law would have it that the moment I post this, I’ll get something in my mailbox that says the ring’s in Texas or something in transit to Florida, and I’ll feel all stupid for worrying about it and writing this post. So the writing of this post somehow, karmically, cosmically, induces the ring to appear back on the radar. So I’m making an active effort to secure the safety of my ring at the expense of appearing paranoid or silly or crazy. You see, I’ve thought about this.