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Today is the last day of the blogathon

And the last day of Chase’s free coin-counting service. And so, I am going to take my giant bag of coins to Chase rather than write an inspiring post. It counts. That’s the downside of the blogathon – a lot of the posts are light on content. The upside is getting back in the groove… [Read More]

Defending the Penny

John Green is a great guy. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him, and he is really smart and really clever. His books are wonderful, and he deserves all of the success that he has had. But John Green and I disagree on one thing: the penny. John Green hates pennies. I love them. Follow… [Read More]

Blogging, #FoundAPenny

Last night, I attended an event for bloggers at the Lill Street Art Center here in Chicago. The speakers maintain What’s the T, The Hooded Utilitarian, and Letters from Elba. They talked about why they blog and emphasized that the writing comes first – that this is a way to get the writing out there…. [Read More]

A Penny I Don’t Like

I’m on the record as being a fan of the penny. But here in China, the closest thing to a penny is the jiao, which is a tenth of a yuan. A yuan is worth about $0.15, so a jiao is worth about $0.015. I don’t like having a wallet stuffed with little bits of… [Read More]

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