This is one of three short stories on how the QR code is being used in society.
High-tech begging Among those whose earnings have been hit by a cashless society: panhandlers. In India, panhandlers don’t settle for pennies in a hat….
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
A gray seal’s excellent vacation
Shoe Pond in Beverly, Massachusetts, became a local attraction after a gray seal made his home there. The cagey seal, dubbed Shoebert, seems to have left…
This is one of three short stories on how the QR is being used in society
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