The Cracker Barrel: Junk mail jiujitsu

The Cracker Barrel: Junk mail jiujitsu

Every month, it seems, more junk mail finds its way to us. Years ago, our mailbox held a piece or two of correspondence along with the customary bills. Catalogs and circulars were rare. Now they constitute the major part of our mail. For a long time I suffered from this change. Having been schooled by Depression-era parents in the thrifty art of saving things, I tend to hold onto that which comes my way — including, of course, all those catalogs…