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  • Never underestimate the power of a twenty.

    My wallet was feeling flush with the unexpected weight of cash. I ran down stairs, to buy my lunch for a change, and whipped out my freshly minted twenty. The first thing I noticed was butterflies. “What the hell are yellow butterflies doing on my twenty dollar bill? Did someone spike my water bottle this morning?” I took a closer look and noticed they weren’t butterflies at all. They were little miniature “20”s in a random flock in the bill’s background. “Maybe I shouldn’t have drank that milk this morning… I thought it smelled a little off…”

    Chalk one up to those wiley artists at the treasury.

    Half way across the courtyard, still holding my bill in my hand, I was struck with a sense of power. I could feel the raw spending power of a twenty radiating from my bill. Sure, I carry a credit card everywhere I go, but you can’t just give your credit card to anyone (well, you could but it wouldn’t be advisable). Cash on the other hand is universal. With this bill I could buy twenty dollars worth of merchandise (plus tax) anywhere U.S. legal tender is accepted! Take that VISA!

    Then I bought my lunch and I was left with only a ten and change.

    Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

  • The dawning of a new trimester.

    In four days time the first trimester will be over. This is just the kind of milestone that warrants reflection. No, seriously.

    We’ve ushered in the concept of multiple birth to our consciousness. We’ve had climactic doctor’s visits. We’ve listened to the sound of heart beats seemingly in stereo. We’ve discovered Beth is clever enough to notice when a bulge appears in mommy’s belly, and we’ve learned that she has no interest in a good luck rub. We’ve looked at pictures of mothers expecting twins at various stages of pregnancy with awe and fear. We’ve been unable to find any before and after pictures. We had our first argument over pre-delivery house prep. We’ve begun to replace skepticism and fear with hope and expectation.