WA holds own in Arnold Regional Semi-Final!

Go Washington! Our quarter has what it takes, apparently...at least against states with what appear to be talking horses depicted on them. Illinois is going to be a tough one to beat, what with Honest Abe and all. For my taste, I still think that for pure design goodness, WA is the better layout. Just look at it: proportion, clarity, representation of the essence of the state. How can it not win?

Washington Wins Round 2...!

... of Round 2 of the Arnold Regional Most Awesome State Quarter competition! It was a close-run thing, but Wisconsin's offering is merely quaint and iconic as compared to our mighty volcano and dangerously gargantuan leaping salmon! Wooo!

Sadly, Oregon lost to Kentucky, which is totally lame. How can a giant water-filled caldera with a cinder cone in it named "Wizard Island" not beat out a horse in a paddock saying, "My old Kentucky home." Horses do NOT say things like that. I know from experience, trust me. Most of what they say is food related, unless it's panicky inquiries about puddles or plastic bags, either of which are purported to devour horses whole, apparently. Still: WA! Yay!

State Quarter Death Match

It's time for an event which eclipses all other sporting events: the State Quarter (US of A) competition! Brain child of Conor Lastowka of the Rifftrax gang, it will take us on a grand tour of the artistic and sometimes surreal .25 cent pieces minted in the USA over the last few years. What a fine way to chase away the Winter blues! Let the games begin...

Happy New Year!

Hope you're all having a nice, relaxing day today, and are not sickly and hung-over from over-indulgence last night. We had a relaxing celebration at home, with a little champagne and a lot of other stuff. The neighbors didn't go crazy with the fireworks, so the horses were delightfully non-agitated: yay!

To kick off 2008, I give you a summation of last year's trends and predictions of this year's, by one of my favorite writers, critics, and pundits, Kevin Murphy.