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100 pennies, no problem

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2013.02.09

Ken had an assignment this weekend that was timed to mark the demise of the Canadian penny: that was, to bring in 100 pennies for a charity. I was not surprised that in our home, "the jar" had more than $6 worth in it. And we've only been accumulating low-worth coins in Canada for two years!

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Future generations will look back on TV as the lead in the water pipes that slowly drove the Romans mad.

—Kurt Vonnegut