Saturday, Dec. 07, 2002 7:38 A.M.
Snow, Presents and Powerball
Good Morning! The snow Gods were good to us. They dropped about 8 inches here, but the town's public works department spent all night Thursday plowing and salting. So when I got up yesterday morning, all the roads were clear. Brats! I had to go to work. The day went well, though. Most people thought we were closed so it was a nice quiet day. Boss lady stayed home so it was only three of us there. Very nice. ******************************
Today's plans include putting up and decorating the tree, laundry and Christmas music in the background. Good way to spend a Saturday. ******************************
I got a Christmas present yesterday from fellow D'lander, ginni. Thank you Ginni. It is a big jar of bath crystals and a beautiful Breast Cancer Awareness candle from Pier One with frosted glass holder and the curved ribbon on top for a lid cover. Attached is a pink BCA button for a lapel. It is beautiful. I just feel bad that I can't send presents. I am not in a position financially to do so, or I would send one to all my friends in here. I am only able to shop for Terry, our kids and grandbabies. And not as much as I would like to there either. Don't get me wrong, We eat ok and pay the bills, and I have my one night a week bingo, but that about covers it. So aside from the one thing I plan on buying for the secret santa thingy I signed up for, I have to stick to family. Oh, and when Powerball gets up there, I buy a ticket for that too. This week it is definately up there. I bought 5. ******************************
Speaking of Powereball, it is up to over $80,000,000.00 for tonight. If I win, I will buy everyone on my buddy list a new car, ok? ok. Can you imagine hitting that for over 80 million dollars? I would be happy to win with 79 other people! I cannot fathom having that much money. Terry and I have joked about what we would do if we ever did hit it. This is my shopping list if I ever did: 1. Hire an accountant. I would not give him signing priveledges. You have to be careful. 2. Give my kids each 2 million and tell them I am leaving the rest to charity on my death. There, now I am safe. Kids can be so impulsive, you know. 3. Buy a home in Maine and Florida. Nothing fancy in Maine. A log cabin on the lake with all the fishing equipment I could ever use. Florida would have more. I would also buy a suite for life at a swanky hotel in NYC. 4. Hire a chauffer. 5. Get a new wardrobe. 6. Now that Terry, me and the rest of the family is settled, I get serious. Build a huge Boys and Girls club in Maine. Something I have always wanted to do. 7. Set up a scholarship program for middle income kids. The poor have them and the rich don't need them, but middle income people get the shaft every time. This would be for those people, from 18 to 100 that can't afford tuition and food at the same time. Some of them are here in d'land. Take the average 20 year old. She/he can't get much in the way of financial aid because they work. Their only hope is student loans. Nope. Education should be free. If you have the drive to study and work too, you shouldn't be hung up worrying about paying money back. 8. Buy a video store. Yup, silly as it sounds, I want to own a video store. 9. Provide funding for orphan drugs. Too many people die each year because the drugs are there but it isn't finanically feasible for drug manufacturers to make them. This has bothered me ever since watching Lorenzo's Oil. (Great movie, BTW) 10. Get Terry a Golden Retriever. We will have enough room to keep it away from the cat. Ok, some of the things I mention are pretty selfesh, but hey, I'm being honest here. There are tons of other things I would do too, but too many to list. I could happily live for the rest of my life on $100,000. a year if the houses were paid for. Interest alone would provide that. Would I really leave the rest to charity if Terry and I died? Probably not, but don't tell the kids. Later... Later,
Cosmic
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