It is amazing how many times the topic of winning the lottery has come up over my life. Just the other day a woman, un-provoked, told me her thoughts on the lottery and what she would do if she won. It took her a while to get to the point because she had to first tell me how she doesn't believe in the lottery due to statistics of actual winners, higher likelihood of blah blah, and it isn't practical (I guess). After the back story of what brought her to this point in her life, not believing in the lottery, she told me that she would continue to work, and maybe travel a little. She seemed to pride herself on how very little her life would change.
Folks, I don't know what came over me. If I was in the "Golden Harp" episode of Duck Tales, the harp would say, "He is fibbing, fibbing, fibbbiiiiiing." I agreed with her, but did say that I would travel more. Upon further reflection, I must admit that I would be so far opposite of her version, even Hammer would tell me to slow it down a bit. Maybe Hammer is the wrong one to use as an example because it would not be gaudy, meaningless stuff.
My house is fine, but we would have to move to some place more secluded. The first step in being rich is to move away. I would quit my job in a Chevy heartbeat. Kirsten and I would travel like Brangelina. I would start charity programs, and try to do some actual good with the money. I ,unfortunately, don't have many specifics on the doing good part. I can tell you exactly where I would travel, but I am hazy on the whole giving money away part. I am sure that I would donate money though. I do have a heart. I would work, but it would be on my terms. It would probably be for charity (See how I worked charity back in?).
I don't buy in on the folks who would continue to live "normal". Most people who win the big lottos end up broke, and I bet they all said that they would continue to work. The issue probably is that we are concerned with what it sounds like to say we would stop working. Are we afraid of being perceived as lazy? Does it really matter?
The other part of this is her need to explain to me why she doesn't believe in the lottery. Do people think I will think them crazy for having unlikely dreams? If they only could see in my head. I imagine myself, if I ever got the chance, getting along smashingly with Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Angelina, Zach Braff, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, and many more. Is it unlikely? Sure, but many things play out in my head. I can somehow imagine in my head the chance encounter with a famous type that ends in their realization of me being their long lost friend. I am not crazy, but I wouldn't be surprised if it happened.
I want to tell people daydreams are ok. I am pro-daydreams. They keep me sane, or at least mostly sane. I think that might be an upcoming blog.
It's a great day for a daydream. I hope you all have great ones today. Don't crush the dreams of folks who are only clinging to reality for the chance of winning ticket.
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Actually, Jon, I think you and Zach Braff would realize you're long lost brothers more than friends. You two could be twins.
I do agree with you about daydreams. I was never a troublemaker in school, but if the teacher got onto me, it was for daydreaming. They could never squash my dreams, though. I just got craftier at hiding the fact that I'm daydreaming. For instance, I no longer stare wistfully out the window or twirl my hair around my finger. The real reasons for this might be that there are no windows in my office and I don't have much hair to twirl around my fingers.
Either way, I love to daydream. And am I the only one who daydreams that they're a famous actor/singer/whatever and is a guest on Jay Leno or Oprah? Is it just me?
I love to play the "what if I won the lotto?" game. In fact, I was playing it this am.
One of the guys at work, Jerry, plays the lotto, and he told me and JJ that we should give it a go. We ran into him in the mini mart across the street from us at lunch yesterday as he was buying lotto tickets. We told the owner that we would have to start playing the lotto; he told us there was a big game this Friday.
Every once in a while, when I'm feeling lucky, I buy a lotto ticket. I'm always sure I will win and start to get really nervous of the publicity and what my church will think of me for "gambling."
I like to think I would continue to work, but Jon would quit work, go to school full time, and would keep the house clean for me. A Mr. Mom with no kids.
Not related to the lotto, I also daydream that me and Britney Spears would be great friends. She acts goofy, so do I. She likes chicken fingers and cheetos; me too! I know we would be great friends. I would call her Brit.
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