pdxpython

Hello! I moved to Boston several years ago and have long had the thought that now that I live somewhere that’s so rich in sports I should try to get into one of them. I grew up/ previously lived in Portland where soccer was really big (but ofc I love the Timbers too much to bring myself to root for Revolution), but only really got into following it when I started going to some live games and felt the crowd energy so I figured I’d try to actually go to a Bruins game to dive right in and spark the interest.

I’ve never lived anywhere with a hockey team but it always looked like it moves fast and seemed really fun, so now I want to get into it!

I got tickets for the Bruins v. Maple Leafs gam

I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice for the first time, and I keep wondering how they get letters so fast. When Lydia elopes, supposedly to Scotland, about a week later Elizabeth mentions that if they had gone there, they would have expected to receive a letter by now. They also correspond frequently to London, and letters seem to take about a day to arrive.

Was there a centralized postal system at this time (~1813), or was this more like a courier service? What was the process of sending and receiving a letter, and how different was it according to class and location? How much would sending a letter cost? How were letters transported and distributed?

A few years ago I went to some vineyards in California with some friends and I tried a white wine that tasted almost exactly like licking a hot sidewalk, or sticking beach rocks in your mouth, in the best way. I loved it, but now I can’t remember the name of the vineyard or the variety. I think the variety started with a “V”? And I think they said it was aged in concrete. I’m not hoping to find exactly the same wine, but any recommendations on something that might be similar would be appreciated.