you don't have to smile for me

Today I wrote a letter to my penpal S in Idaho, and I used the last two pages out of a pad of yellow, narrow-rule paper. There was a price tag on the back saying UCSB and $.85. So I had that paper for a minimum of 10 years. I was happy to throw away the stiff cardboard backing. And I wonder how much it would go for now. Maybe a buck fifty or two dollars.