Saturday, May 14, 2005

Today I found 59 cents . . .2 nickels, 1 dime, 1 quarter, and 14 pennies (the stellar change cycle).

Several days ago I found out that Astros second baseman Craig Biggio would be signing at a local car dealership. I still need Mr. Biggio on my team picture and he is always very hard to get. I decided to pay him a visit at the dealership, but first some change had to be found. On the way down I checked a small car wash and found one penny. I would need to do better than that. Sonic gave me four cents and a nearby Shell gas station provided an additional six cents (all pennies). All of the Shell gas station pennies were found by a vacuum cleaner.

After getting Mr. Biggio to sign my picture, and a rare occasion it was because he smiled and actually talked to me, I went to the ballpark. While waiting for Bailey I checked the ground around some parking meters and found 12 cents (one dime & two pennies). After the game I checked the ground for some ticket stubs and found 25 cents (one quarter). It was on the ground by a torn up ticket in Section 118, directly behind home plate. My final find of the day was 11 cents (one penny & two nickels) at a Whataburger drive-thru where I stopped for a late dinner.

I have already gotten most of the San Francisco Giants to sign my ball, so there were not many left today. I did manage to obtain two signatures, Al Levine and Brent Tomko. Tomorrow should be a slow autograph day as there are so few that I need, but I always welcome a challenge.

Totals for the day: 59 cents
Race Totals: $60.12