Just a Quiet Little Game

The caption on the original stereoscopic view reads: The Great Western View Co. "Just a Quiet Little Game" Copyright 1900 by R. Y. Young

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I Forgot I Had This

I was just fixing up my "gypsy chest" and so was going through my jar of oddball coins. I forgot I had one these American loonies. The U.S. Mint webiste (click on "FAQ" and select "Golden Dollar") goes on at length about why the gold colour was used but it's pretty obvious: the Susan B. Anthony dollar was an utter flop, the loonie wasn't, so they copied us. And yet, the Sacagawea golden dollar is still a flop because they can't clue in to the one thing that really made the dollar coin a success here -- take away the dollar bill. Anyone in IT can tell you that as long as users can keep on doing things the "old way" 99% of them will, no matter much better the new way might be.