Mailing myself in

Sun. eve, friends tried to persuade me to attend my 50th (class of ’59) reunion at St. John's Prep., Danvers MA (25 mi. n. of Boston, 3152 mi. from Santa Clara), but anxious over swine flu circulating in subways, trains, & planes (as Joe Biden warns), I'm mailing myself in by USPS letter, e-mail & website post, as I usually do.