I want what you're hiding, hiding out of frame

[sovay]

Today's moment of public service: explaining American dollar coins to a pair of confused young Canadians in Davis Station. Their fare vending machine had cashed out their change in a mix of Susan B. Anthonys and Sacagaweas. I was able to reassure them that the coins were real legal tender, after which they were fascinated. "You have dollar coins?" I felt useful.

I love the closing image of this interview of Jan Morris whistling "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning." I learned that song from my grandparents. I never heard a recorded version until 2005.

Co-signed by Autolycus and Hestia: "Black cat bring good luck."

Comments

[asakiyume]

Love the black cat TikTok--Waka shared that with me.

And the public service is well done. Dollar coins always remind me of the Simpsons episode in which one of the Simpsons, I forget who, patiently informs someone that you can exchange them for **real** money.

[sovay]

Love the black cat TikTok--Waka shared that with me.

spatch says that black cats are just very attuned to magic: they can alter probability for good or for ill. How else could ours make seven-foot leaps that are so good for them and so bad for us?

Love the black cat TikTok--Waka shared that with me.

I like dollar coins! I find them handy! I don't understand why we never had a two-dollar coin to go with our two-dollar bill.

Game-changer

[nodrog]

Y’ know, that’s an intriguing idea:  It’s human nature that you only hear about the failures (“Hey, y’all, watch this!”), and that’s why the black cat is said to bring bad luck.  In reality the dice fall either way.