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As expansive as Spore seems to want to be, one thing is certain.

The real world, grown out of real natural selection, is much more intricate and wonderful, and cruel.

But maybe it's just because I'm playing on Easy.

The US dollar

Someone in the office had trouble finding change for a $5, and had to borrow a dollar. I wondered why we don't have dollar coins by now.

I checked the US Mint's website, and we've been minting $1 coins with the first eight Presidents on them since 2007. And this is the first I ever heard of it. Other people in the office also had no idea.

Isn't the US Mint supposed to try to make the public aware of new currency?

On the bright side, they're the same weight and consistency as Sacagawea dollars, so the 60% of vending machines that support those will support these. But try spending them at a bar.

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I know I said I wanted to save up money... but, probably more important is to keep my sanity.

Therefore, I'd like to spend my 31st birthday away from Phoenix.

I'm thinking Seattle again. It's been three years.