Blogging Postal Worker, Ryan Bradford, Finds Fame But Loses Job

He said it was tantamount to slavery. Of course, when Ryan Bradford was describing his experience as a transitional employee ("TE") of the United States Postal Service, he knew he was being overly dramatic.

Bradford, who was fired from the USPS after working for them in the greater San Diego area, is in his heart a writer first. As he's busy launching his career -- he's only 26 -- Bradford signed on to work as "TE" in the California 92106 ZIP Code to pay the bills.