The Color of Money
Well, the US Treasury has announced the new look of the $20 bill to be in circulation later this year. You can see the image directly here or go to the new money page to explore the bill interactivly and get the info.
"The new $20 note will be issued in the fall, with new designs for the $50 and $100 following in 2004 and 2005. Redesign of the $5 and $10 notes is under consideration, but the $1 and $2 notes will not be redesigned. Even after the new money is issued, older-design notes will remain legal tender."
"The most noticeable difference in the notes is the subtle green, peach and blue colors featured in the background. Different colors will be used for different denominations, which will help everyone -- particularly those who are visually impaired -- to tell denominations apart."
This is the first time the US has used any other color besides green in the printing of US Money (according to their site). It still looks pretty much like normal, just with a little more color to it. It's actually not half-bad. And it's really only a part-way point to other countries which use full color in their money. Hopefully, people won't think it too "fake" looking since Americans are conditioned to to think money = green and nothing else (and that colored money = Monopoly money!)
Didn't Last Long
In other, closer-to-home news, I mentioned yesterday that my sister got another dog and my mom was going to bring her down so I could met her after the vet appointment. Turns out, there's a change in plans and she's returning the dog to the Humane Socitey. She feels the cats and dog just weren't getting along well enough and that the cats were being unfairly ignored because the dog demanded much more attention and the cats were just hiding. I hate to say that I knew this wasn't going to work out - everyone kept saying that the last time didn't work out because it was a puppy and this was a full-grown dog - but I knew that despite the idealistic dream my sister has of having a dog, the reality just won't work. She doesn't have the time, patience, or dedication for a dog; and especially not when she already have four cats. Having a dog would be great for the couple times a month that she wants to go to the beach with the dog, or go to the park, but the reality is that she doesn't want the day-to-day and I would have thought she'd have realized that the last time she had a puppy. It's so sad too, the poor dog thought it was rescued from the shelter and now, it's going back. How cruel is that?
Anyway, that's it for now, I need to go get dressed, my mom's stopping by on her way home from the shelter to pick up her mother's day card and present.
~ flowers bloom near Memory and Dream
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