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Knife Sharpening in Leucadia, Clouds in the Skies and Surprising Surf Spots

Here are 5 Things of interest to Encinitas residents.

Here are 5 Things of interest to Encinitas residents:

  1. The Leucadia Farmers Market will have knife sharpening again Sunday. The weekly market is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays at Paul Ecke Central Elementary School, 185 Union Street. 
  2. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a high of 69, weather.com reports. 
  3. Encinitas surfers may enjoy the USA Today article "The world's most surprising surf spots," which was posted on Facebook by The Surfrider Foundation
  4. Need a little inspiration? Check out this timeless graduation speech by author George Saunders. In it, he veers from the dangers of swimming in monkey poop to the value -- and difficulty -- of kindness. 
  5. On the heels of fast-food worker protests nationwide, some experts say adding a few cents to burger prices could raise wages dramatically. How much more would you pay for a Big Mac? The McPoverty calculator shows how each extra penny affects worker pay.

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