Get A Head of Jimmy Carter?

Why didn't anyone tell me I could have purchased a wax figure of Abraham Lincoln for $9,000? I missed the auction, which was held last Saturday in Gettysburg, PA. He sold for $8,500. Obama sold for $2,000. Hillary Clinton went for $675. BTW, no, I wold not have placed him in my car for the purpose of using the HOV lane. I mean, come on, who's going to pull over Honest Abe? Before we leave this topic, let's take a look at Jimmy Carter's head.

Why didn't anyone tell me that I can buy some retired circus items such as juggling balls or branded tents? Actually, they are still available, and you can bid through February. Oh yeah, one other small item. They require a minimum $50,000 deposit if you will be bidding, so check your couch cushions. Speaking of circuses, I'm sure you heard the news that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be closing forever this coming May. Even through we have not attended for many years, it still feels sad since they have been an American staple for for 146 years.

I found this interesting story on vox.com. There is a video of the process in the article, but here is the key info. "Shigeru Miyamoto is a big name in gaming. Since he first designed Donkey Kong in 1981, he’s been called “the father of modern video games” — and for good reason. Before Donkey Kong, most video game designers tackled game design by working on the programming first, not the plot. But Donkey Kong started out as a game adaptation of the 1980 Popeye movie with a hero, a bad guy, and a damsel in distress. After Nintendo was unable to secure the rights to use those characters, Miyamoto was inspired to invent a story that used the same themes. He wound up with the classic love triangle between a gorilla, a princess, and the character we now know as Mario. Three decades and 247 Mario titles later, Miyamoto faced a unique game design challenge this year: creating a game for a console that Nintendo didn’t design. Super Mario Run, released for iPhone in December 2016, is the first Mario game for a non-Nintendo platform. designing it meant using the touchscreen — quite possibly the simplest controller they’ve ever worked with — and creating a game users could play just by tapping one finger."

I like this next product. It is the Tapplock, the world's first fingerprint smart padlock. Worried because it requires a charge? Fear not (according to the website), the rechargeable lock works for 18 months on a single 2-hour charge.

How's the new year treating you? Well, I hope. I pray that you are using this new year as a new beginning to your lives. Spiritually, physically, financially, emotionally, mentally. Let's all be looking for ways to make this year better than last... better than any before. It's up to you.