"I could a been a contender". I got all of the numbers, all six of them! ...But dispersed over the fourteen tickets that I bought! That was my "investment" for the chance at half a Billion or so that was up for grabs.
I think someone from Maryland bought the winning ticket. My daughter lives in Maryland! I wonder..hmm!
I wonder whether she would even tell me?
There is something about money that brings friends out of the woodwork and you discover relatives that you never knew existed.
Half a Billion isn't what it used to be. It takes Romney a full two years to earn that much! Of course I dreamt what it would be like to suddenly be kicked into the top 1% where 640 Million becomes a lousy 430 Million after taxes and I wondered whether I would resent that? Maybe, I thought No one would win and next week it would morph into a full Billion Dollars! That's real money! And then I was dreaming like everyone who bought a ticket... what would I do?
I could certainly spend some of it. My house needs a new roof and that would take some and I would like to pay off my daughter's student loans and get rid of those payments they will have for the next thirty years! I don't want a new car. I like my little truck and it has brand new tires on it. My wife's 1989 Mercedes is in perfect running condition and she just had the oil changed. I realize that I would have a difficult time spending the interest that would accumulate in just one day.
I am amused when I read that some people would invest this money! Like they want more! When would it be enough? It would be quite a challenge to give it away. Some people would complain that they didn't get enough! I remember the old "Millionaire" television program from the 1960's where every week John Baresfortipton (spelling?) would give away a million bucks to some poor deserving person which would just create a whole slew of other problems. It is not simple.
I wonder whether I should have prayed for the winning numbers? Some people did this and even made deals with God, offering half to the Church instead of the measly 10%. I am sure there was a priest or two who bought a ticket. I like to think that God is busy and doesn't get involved with a numbers game. and if He wanted something I am sure He could figure out a way to get it.
I am glad it is over and now I can get back to my garden and the reality of life.
I think someone from Maryland bought the winning ticket. My daughter lives in Maryland! I wonder..hmm!
I wonder whether she would even tell me?
There is something about money that brings friends out of the woodwork and you discover relatives that you never knew existed.
Half a Billion isn't what it used to be. It takes Romney a full two years to earn that much! Of course I dreamt what it would be like to suddenly be kicked into the top 1% where 640 Million becomes a lousy 430 Million after taxes and I wondered whether I would resent that? Maybe, I thought No one would win and next week it would morph into a full Billion Dollars! That's real money! And then I was dreaming like everyone who bought a ticket... what would I do?
I could certainly spend some of it. My house needs a new roof and that would take some and I would like to pay off my daughter's student loans and get rid of those payments they will have for the next thirty years! I don't want a new car. I like my little truck and it has brand new tires on it. My wife's 1989 Mercedes is in perfect running condition and she just had the oil changed. I realize that I would have a difficult time spending the interest that would accumulate in just one day.
I am amused when I read that some people would invest this money! Like they want more! When would it be enough? It would be quite a challenge to give it away. Some people would complain that they didn't get enough! I remember the old "Millionaire" television program from the 1960's where every week John Baresfortipton (spelling?) would give away a million bucks to some poor deserving person which would just create a whole slew of other problems. It is not simple.
I wonder whether I should have prayed for the winning numbers? Some people did this and even made deals with God, offering half to the Church instead of the measly 10%. I am sure there was a priest or two who bought a ticket. I like to think that God is busy and doesn't get involved with a numbers game. and if He wanted something I am sure He could figure out a way to get it.
I am glad it is over and now I can get back to my garden and the reality of life.
