Evidence of the on-going Financial Apocalypse

The Take 5 cafe in the Metrotown Mall has a sign near the cash register that says We are no longer accepting any U.S. currency. The sign is not hand-written; it has the official Take 5 logo on it and everything.

Unrelated: my calendar tells me that today is L. Ron Hubbard's birthday.

HOT! Be Careful

I bought a large regular (one cream, one sugar) coffee at a Tim Horton's yesterday. Because it is November, the cup had a special winter theme.

On the cup was a fun winter scene, with several children going down a snowy hill on toboggans. There was also a golden retriever dog running down the hill.

Every one of the kids was wearing a helmet. I couldn't believe it. I haven't looked it up but I'm pretty sure that being a passenger in a car is more dangerous for a kid's head than sliding down a hill on a toboggan (or cycling, for that matter).