Canadian eh? It’s not uncommon for Canadian coins to be mixed in with ours when giving or receiving change. Most people just ignore it, if they notice at all, and carry on business as usual. I’m sure it happens more in northern states that are near the Canadian border than it does in the Deep South. A couple of days ago I noticed one quarter and two nickels amongst my change. (Technically the Canadians do not have “quarters, dimes or nickels” those are American terms. But many Canadians use those terms, referring to American and Canadian coins, because of the contact they have with our culture.) Several years ago I found a Deutsche Mark coin. That was highly unlikely, and now they have switched to the Euro.
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Satur-deja Vu

Family selfie with the Wienermobile. I mentioned last Saturday we were on our way to see this piece of Americana. They were giving out coupons, stickers and of course winnie whistles. I’ll include some more pics at the end of the post if anyone should care to view them. Continue reading
Satur-deja Vu
The impeachment hearings are all over the news every day. If you are the least bit interested you already know about that. What we want to do is mention some headlines that you might have missed, including some good news every now and then. Saturdays are meant to be enjoyed and even when there is work to be done the weekend is lived at a different speed than Monday through Friday. So let’s review, take stock, be little bit inspired, have a smile and get in a good place for the week ahead.

James Holzhauer, aka Jeopardy James, has won the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions. The final round was a rematch of sorts with Emma Boettcher who ended his 32 game win streak back in the summer. The tournament win adds another $250,000 to his near record-breaking $2.46 million haul. James is a professional sports gambler in Las Vegas and was interviewed on Sports Center following his win. Continue reading
