I can still recall that dark and eerie halloween night when the evil wizard, Lord Voldemort discovered our hidden refuge and murdered my parents Lily and James Potter. However, when he attempted to murder me, the Avada Kedavra killing curse rebounded upon him and my uncle Jack. The only remnants of this evil curse is the distinctive lightning bolt-shaped scar on my forehead and some brain damage to my uncle Jack.

Eventually, as time passed, on my eleventh birthday, I received letters from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry which were delivered by owls. Under the guidance of headmaster Albus Dumbledore, I learned of my destiny and the art of wizardry and transformation.

I was having fun with my best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger when more owls delivered a message to the boarding school. It was an urgent message concening my uncle Jack. I found myself worrying about his fate. Did my uncle Jack became a Muggle ( a non-magical person) or did he press on in life with his brain damaged mind. My owl friends let me know that my uncle Jack received two messages. One from the Eagle and the other from the Crow. The Eagle's message notified my uncle Jack that with his brain damage he could easily climb the ladder of Postal Management. The Crow's message told him to stop eating so many of us - we are becoming extinct.

If I could only leave this boarding school to fly to L'Efant Plaza I could show my uncle Jack the true wonders of Transformation. Albus Dumbledore explained about the use and mis-use of transforming powers. There are so many good uses in transformation - I think my best  transformations are in the Philosopher's Stone.

The most obvious problem with my uncle Jack's Postal Service is declining mail volume and expanding delivery points. The solution is so simple a kid at an English boarding school could figure it out. My uncle's use of Transformation has becoming so complex and it is costly in dollars and loss of employee's jobs.

It is now April 1, 2008 and all of you are reading my blog with digitalized and electronic letters and words. Paper is no longer the medium and the USPS is no longer the messenger. If  the only way my uncle Jack can save the USPS is by highly-expensive automation, consolidating post offices and excessing employees, the USPS will no longer exist.

The 2006 phase of increased automation within the Transformation Plan increased pieces sorted per hour but it was never fully integrated into the actual walking delivery of the mail. Transformation is supposed to be systemwide. If you initiate one solution and don't follow through with another - the results are disasterous.

The 2007-2008 phase of consolidation and job attrition has lowered the bar of customer service to an all-time low. True, labor costs have been reduced - on one level. Clerks and carriers noticed a 1.2% raise, however; middle management received an 8% increase (source: NAPS.org) and upper mangement received a 39% increase (source: NAPUS.org)

The 2009 phase of Transformation is the installation of FSS (flat sorting machines) and APPS (automated parcel post sorters). According to Siemens, Inc - each machine costs 1.4 million dollars to manufacture. Multiply this figure times the amount of machines required and I could buy myself and my friends Ron and Hermoine a lifetime supply of sushi and pizza.

I just hope my uncle's Transformation Plan becomes more cost-effective and people-conscious.

The true power of magic and transformation begins, not with potions and spells but with intelligent thought. The only magic that I witness my uncle Jack using is like that of Barack Obama. They both draw our attention away from what they are really about. Their words are not a mirror of their soul, they are more like a curtain. There is magic everywhere. The longer you pet your dog or cat - the longer you both shall live.

But the best magic is being honest, concerned about your fellow man and simply believing in yourself. If we can do that, we can make anything happen.