I thought I proofed it all but there's an extraneous space in the last URL up above at "consumerassistance." If you copy and paste you'll need to back it out.

My excuse will be that I'm on my laptop while the big machine is doing downloads - and I HATE LAPTOP KEYBOARDS AND THEIR ITTY BITTY LCD SCREENS.

This week:

Five notices that renewals are due on magazines I've never ordered and never subscribed to.

Approximately 40 credit card offers.

Eleven very official mailings simulating Veterans Administration forms informing me that "As a veteran I'm entitled to" the same deal anyone can get on Life Insurance, Mortgage Refinancing, Second Mortgages, or "special credit cards with the logo of my choice."

Fourteen very official looking mailings simulating Social Security forms informing me that I can get marvelous deals on the new Medicare prescription insurance. (So official looking that I almost discarded two real SSA letters because they didn't look quite as good.)

Obviously my "no mail" notice hasn't kicked in yet, but it wouldn't have stopped the people who can find out from public records that I have a VA mortgage and am on Social Security.

I also recieved this week approximately 8 POUNDS of other junk that I didn't bother to look at - straight to the shredder. (I weighed it out of curiosity after it was shredded.)

John