I'm VERY impressed with the speed of the service this time around. 13 days for standard processing!
Renewed Passport (52 page), also ordered a Passport Card for the first time:
Dec 9 - Mailed from Florida to Irving TX via USPS First Class, w/Certified, Return Receipt endorsements.
Dec 14 - USPS delivers.
Dec 18 - Check clears my bank
Dec 27 - Received 3 e-mails: 1) Passport Received, 2) Passport application locator number, 3) Printed & ready to ship including the USPS Tracking #
Dec 31 - USPS delivers Passport Book; not sure when the Passport Card arrived (no USPS tracking #) but it was here when I got my mail.
13 days for the State Department. 22 days if you include the USPS times. That's a big ^ from me.