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Merry Christmas

Well, at least according to Wal-Mart!  I spent about two hours walking around Wally-World this morning while I was waiting for my tire to get fixed and sure enough... they've already put some Christmas decorations out!  They had all of the Halloween stuff out and right next to it was a full row of Christmas stuff.  Unbelievable!

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Up in the Air??? Are you kidding me?

I read an "interesting" article last night on juggling... that's right, juggling.  I actually giggled out loud as I was reading the article (found here) from a couple weeks old Time magazine.  Did you know how serious some people are about juggling???  Check out this quote from the article:

"This brings us to the controversy. The world of élite juggling can be a political and even somewhat catty place. For decades the primary juggling organization has been the International Juggling Association (IJA). The IJA is committed to juggling as a form of entertainment: juggling with friends for fun, juggling to music, juggling by clowns...  In 2003, Garfield, 31, a world-class juggler himself, founded a rival organization called the World Juggling Federation (WJF), dedicated to promoting juggling as a sport, not a sideshow. There are no clowns in the WJF. In WJF events, contestants are judged on the difficulty of their routines and the technical skill with which they execute them, and nothing else. The object is not to entertain but to win. "I wanted to see people competing like athletes," Garfield says. "Kind of like an X Games for juggling."

"Rival organization?"  IJA vs. WJF???  "X Games for juggling?"  Actually, I would love to see some guy doing a back flip on a bike while juggling. 

The Cost of a Nickel and Penny

The Mint estimates it will cost 1.23 cents per penny and 5.73 cents per nickel. 
So let me get this straight... it costs more than a penny to make a penny and more than a nickel to make a nickel???  I don't get it.
source: Yahoo News