IT JUST MAKES CENTS!

     SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2023

          IT JUST MAKES CENTS!

         Find a penny, pick it up, and

you'll be observing this unusual holiday!
       February 12th is "National Lost
Penny Day!" It was created by Adrienne
Sioux Koopersmith in 1995.
        They may be a tie to the fact it's
Abraham Lincoln's birthday and it's
Lincoln's head that adorns the penny.
         Of course Honest Abe wasn't
always there. Ben Franklin designed
the first penny in 1787 and Lincoln
wasn't born until 1809!
         It's easy to lose a penny. Since
they're the least valued of our coins
they're often tossed aside. Who wants
to have a pocket full of pennies?
Especially when you're searching you
pockets for quarters at the car wash!
          But pennies do add up! A lot
of charities ask folks to donate pennies
after they've saved a jar full.
           I just checked my pockets and
found 4 scattered in among the nickles,
dimes, and quarters.
           One of them fell to the floor as
I was checking. But, as they say, "Find
a penny, pick it up, and all the day you'll
have good luck."  But it's already 9 pm as
I write. Does that mean I only get 3 hours
of luck or does it extend into tomorrow?
            A penny for your thoughts!
            Hope I get the full 24 and that
all your NEWS is good!