I’m a regular McDonald’s diner for lunch or a quick breakfast.  On October 5th they started their Monopoly game: on certain food items you receive two game pieces.  Emblazoned everywhere around the store and on the food items is the following from their home page:

The asterisk will lead you to the details which state the odds are for food prizes and diminish as the game progresses.  In the first nine days I acquired seventy-nine (79) game pieces, five of them winners.  That puts the odds at 1 in 16; alright, it’s 1 in …

I came across two new online book sellers, or at least new to me.
The Book Depository ships the items from their warehouse in Gloucester, United Kingdom within 48 hours free worldwide.  Their prices are comparable to Amazon and with free shipping it’s hard to go wrong if you don’t meet Amazon’s $39 minimum for free shipping.  They also have over 11000 free eBooks.
Abe Books deals in used and rare books: items you’re not going to find at Amazon or The Book Depository.  A huge selection makes them a great choice …