Pennies

Let’s go over this again people! Those triangular red signs that are facing you on the road mean that you have to yield to

oncoming, merging, exiting traffic. You will slow down; you will allow them to exit. You, female creature in the oversized vehicle learn some bloody manners! Horatio slowed down and allowed me to exit but you, you are a slave to the huge chip you carry on our shoulder. Driving in a huge truck will not compensate for your lack of bearing. That giant fake ring on your right hand does not make you look fabulous.

Those oversized painted fake nails do not make you appear sexy.

Cutting me off was exactly what you intended it to be RUDE!

I heard an interesting question yesterday. Why is the o not capitalized in the United States of America on the penny? The answer is ….

It was a stylized usage. The engraver thought it looked good like that so that is how it was minted. Who knew?

Some other penny facts:

The first image on the first penny was a woman with flowing hair. She was Lady Liberty.

Abraham Lincoln appeared on the penny in 1909.

The shield on the penny represents President Lincoln’s preservation of the United States as a single country.

Paul Revere’s metal company supplied the mint with rolled copper to create the penny.

There 11,178 pennies minted in the first batch.

I have some last minute planning to do for the 50 Shades of Blue mixer on Thursday and some art on display I need to tweek so watch out for the woman in the big burgundy truck!