Saturday, August 5, 2006

Today I found 52 cents . . . 1 nickel, 1 dime, 1 quarter, and 12 pennies (the rarified Change Cycle).

Several days ago a co-worker was asking me about my change finding streak and asked what would happen if I just didn’t leave my residence for the day. Obviously, the answer was that the streak would end. Today was one of those days where I almost didn’t get out, but I made the most of it when I did.

This was the first weekend where I had nothing planned in a few months. I slept in, did some cleaning, and caught up on some reading. In the evening I went out with my friend Jim to get some dinner. After dropping Jim off I went back out to fill my car with gas.

At the gas station I found a penny by an adjacent gas pump. I also went to the post office to mail some packages. At the car wash next to the post office I found 40 cents (one dime, one quarter, and five pennies). The quarter was a bicentennial model, only the third bicentennial quarter I have found in this race. On the way home I stopped at another car wash and found 11 cents (one niclel & six pennies).

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Today Troy Aikman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a Redskins fan I never liked Troy that much. Aside from being at his last game (it was in Dallas and a hit from LaVar Arrington ended his career) I don’t have a lot of fond memories of Troy. I do smile every time I see a commercial that he did several years back for Acme Brick (a commercial that is getting a lot of airtime these days). In it he interviews a monkey about who the best brick company is, etc. It’s a terrible commercial and to be honest I think the monkey does a better acting job than Troy.

Totals for the day: 52 cents
Race Totals: $339.83