On Wednesday I find a Canada Post package delivery slip in our mailbox, dated “01/05”. Obviously that’s the previous day, May 1, as per the standard Canadian day-then-month style of formatting dates, right? Right! Actually, no, not really. The post office tells me that this slip is my first and only notification for a package whose delivery was attempted on January 5. Which package has long since been returned to sender (if not thrown into the local Dead-Letter) after remaining unclaimed. Attention friends, family, and business associates: If any of you sent me something in late December or early January and either had it returned to you or never heard a thank-you from me, please try sending again if possible, this time via UPS or FedEx. Attention Canada Post: You continue to make me proud to be an American.