The Coin Collection

A final note on the collection of State Quarters. After the last post on AA, I went to Empire for the last lunch. I was going to go to Moe's, but something drew me to Empire.

Call it spooky, but Amber had an American Samoa quarter. And she gave it to me.

I'm happy to report, therefore, that the collection is complete, with 5 hours to spare before departing US soil.

In the process, I've also collected a bicentennial quarter from 1976. I've no idea how special they are, but I have since (in the UK) found 2 more. Also found a quarter from a previous design. Not sure whether it's correct or not, but the date is 1895. This would make it 115 years old, which would deny it's apparently good condition. It's possibly in better condition than the 1976 bicentennials.

Things to do 2010

OK, so keen bloggers will remember the list "Things to do when I get home" from American Adventures. I've moved the list over here, and the original list on AA will stay as-is.

I'm happy to report that I have (in 2 months) changed the oil in the car, spent some money, took some people out for lunch, sorted out the builder to come and fix the rendering (although he hasn't actually done it yet...), visited my family 3 times, and visited Sally B. I've also had a couple (or maybe 3) webcams with friends back in the US.

The main focus for a while will be the model railway, but it's a long-term project. It's been going since November 2007, and it's never going to be finished!

Messages on a Cup

I've decided to carry over the "Message on a Cup" feature from the American Adventures blog. Firstly, because it's something nice, and secondly, Amber promised to send me more messages.

So, without further ado, here are the messages so far..

From 21st July 2010 - "Sometimes I hate my job..... but it hasn't made me want to kill myself or anyone else".

I'm glad you haven't killed yourself, Amber. It would be a tragedy.

From 1st August 2010 - "Mean people suck! We should kill him."

People who are always mean should seriously think about whether they belong in society. I'm guessing Amber has a particular person in mind... I wonder who?

From 21st August 2010 - "You can live to be one hundred if you quit doing the things that won't make you live to be one hundred."

A truer collection of words has never been spoken.

And finally, for now, from the 30th August 2010 - "Bad things happen.... people who need reasons are weak."

If only my boss understands this point.

New Blog!!

So here's the new blog.

This one is a continuation of the "American Adventures" blog, except back here in England.

It'll include all sorts, so check back to find out what.

If you were looking for the American Adventures blog, it's still available at http://mattsaa.blogspot.com