April 2009
2 posts
Wanderlust
English doesn’t have a reputation for being the most beautiful language, but it has its moments. One of these moments for me is the word wanderlust. It’s the perfect word to describe that dizzying desire to go out into the world and randomly experience whatever comes your way.
So I was disappointed when Wikipedia informed me that wanderlust is a German word that literally translates...
Sean and Louise Discuss the $1 Coin
me: i like how the wikipedia article about dollar coins points out that susan b. anthony was "the first non-fictional woman" to appear on any currency
me: because the mint basically went back to fictional women with sacagawea
me: or semi-fictional
Sean: so who's next?
Sean: i'm kind of hoping they'll go with murphy brown
me: maybe eleanor roosevelt?
Sean: too gay
Sean: TOO REAL
me: oh right
me: betsy ross?
me: betsy crocker?
me: aunt jemima
me: maybe that's the key to this financial crisis!
me: the government can sell the branding rights to money
Sean: what would the mint do if the 99 cent store was the highest bidder?