Where's Willy?

I received a ten dollar bill in my change the other day with writing on the back. It said "track this bill at www.whereswilly.com" so I thought, why not? Where's Willy? He's right here! But where's he off to next, that is the big question. This is a neat website that lets you track any Canadian paper money by simply entering the serial numbers off of the back. Once you have them typed in you get a page like this one for my $10.

Being the sort of person I am I immediately grabbed a pen and labeled the rest of my paper money with the same message for when they get released into the wild. Not only was this a very short job, but they will likely be released very soon. My ex-girlfriends and I are on better terms than money and I are. At least the money doesn't make any lame excuses, it just goes away.

It turns out the $20 I had has already lead a storied life. After beginning its journey in the Nova Scotia it worked its way all the way to Alberta before ending up in Ontario. After viewing that, I almost wished that I could be a piece of paper money. I could see the rest of this beautiful country without paying for overpriced gas or getting my bags lost. The I realized this entailed getting folded in half and sitting in very very close proximity to peoples' backsides for extended periods of time. So not only would I only get to see limited parts of the country, I may actually get some vile soul with an affinity for beans.

Nope, I'll stay right here and travel by blogging thanks.