In god we trust? Error in new dollars

Quite a few of the new one-dollar coins are showing up on e-bay for $100 or more. Why? They are missing the "in god we trust" imprint on the edge. The Mint believe about 50,000 such coins made it past the inspectors.

Is this a good time for a "meh"?

Gas prices

What the heck is going on with gas prices? Gas is around 2.50 per gallon (87 octane), which is about 55 cents higher than a month ago (according to this WTOP article. Is crude higher? not really. Refineries down? down that I've heard. Hurricanes? Ummmm....not this year. What's the deal?

It's even worse in parts of California, where prices are topping 3 per.