Ever wonder why dollar coins never caught on in the United States, despite multiple redesigns and reissues? From the Eisenhower dollars to the Susan B. Anthony, the Sacagawea golden dollars, and even the Presidential coin series—each rollout was met with some initial curiosity… and then apathy. At this point, the mint flat-out says dollar coins are only for collectors and not for the general public.

So apparently the Switch 2 price has been announced. I don't know for sure because I haven't read any actual news stories on it yet, but my Mastodon feed is abuzz with people talking about it. Price Shock... or Not?If these toots are accurate, the system is going to cost $449 for the system, with a suggested price of $80 for games. These are the US prices. I may be wrong, but that could be the most ever for a Nintendo system—at least at first glance.

On the twenty-fourth night of the twelfth month, Buson lay dying. He dictated to his friend and student, Kitō:白梅に明くる夜ばかりとなりにけりshiraume ni akuru yo bakari to nari ni keriamong the plum blossoms the darkness gives way to dawn —Buson

Greetings and salutations Hivers. Today let's go into another Three Tune Tuesday post. ![][title]As always, thanks to @ablaze for making this series. Lots of people participate in it! Follow the tags to find a ton of good music recommendation.

You learn so much by sitting. sitting in zazen the silence— so loud座禅して沈黙の音大きくてzazenshite chinmoku no oto ookikute![][Haiku Photo] Sitting in Zazen - via ChatGPTZazen, often translated as Zen meditation, is a bit different from what most people probably think of when they hear the word meditation. Some don't even like to use the word meditation, and will argue that zazen is not meditation. It may seem like arguing semantics, but actually the word itself means "meditation", the meaning "seated", so zazen literally means "seated meditation", but the meaning of "meditation" in most people's minds is a bit different than what Zen Buddhists mean by the word.