Friends

04:25 am - Holiday Mailing 2009

http://blog.wmherbert.com/?p=887

The 2009 holiday mailing took part in two phases. On December 16, Hanukkah cards were postmarked in Manchester, NH. On December 29, Christmas and Winter cards were postmarked (albeit a little bit late) in Somerville.

This year saw a spike in the number of Hanukkah cards as a result of trip to Israel in May earlier in 2009. Although the same trip catapulted New York into the position of top city, Somerville, Cambridge, Boston, and the communities inside 128 continue to be a focal point for where I find my friends.

Some other fun facts about the mailing:
* Contained 133 Christmas, 70 Hanukkah and 5 Winter cards.
* States represented: 20+DC (MA, RI, NH, VT, CT, NJ, NY, PA, MD, VA, NC, GA, FL, MI, IL, LA, TX, CO, CA, OR)
* Lowest ZIP: 01060 – Northampton MA
* Highest ZIP: 97233 – Portland, OR
* Most Common ZIP: 02144 – Somerville
* Most Common Cities: New York (16)†, Boston (14)‡, Somerville (12), Worcester (10), Manchester (8)
* Sent to Massachusetts: 49.5%
* Sent to RI/NH/VT: 13.0%
* Sent to CT/NJ/NY/PA: 25.0%
* Sent to All Other States: 6.8%
* Sent abroad: 5.7%
* Countries Represented: Belgium, Scotland, Canada, Israel, United States
* Most complicated apartment number: 23B-4

Compare to 2008.
Compare to 2007.
Compare to 2006.

† – Includes New York, Staten Island, Richmond Hill
‡ – Includes Boston, Brighton, and Jamaica Plain

05:02 am - Merry Christmas!

http://blog.wmherbert.com/?p=877

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