Random: I just finished last week’s New Yorker on the bus.
Did you know that…
- A penny costs 1.7 cents to make?
- A nickel costs ~10 cents to make?
- A lobby funded by Jarden Zinc Products (major supplier of penny cores for the U.S. Mint) prevented the last "get rid of pennies" legislature?
- Coinstar is now one of the biggest pro-penny lobbies?
Just crazy.
Ah, the way the world works. 🙂
The best solution I’ve heard to the penny issue:
(From http://theamericanscene.com/2008/03/25/mend-it-dont-end-it-affirmative-action-for-the-penny)
Hi Karen;
You are very fortunate to have that school near you. I’m sure it will help you a lot.
BTW, could you please turn the audio volume off on your “Snow” video? Every time I go to your site, I get that noise on my speakers unexpectedly.
Thanks!
..Ben
> Ah, the way the world works.
…it does?