Lunch - a bottle of Orange Juice
Dinner - I'm craving Zaxby's so I'll probably go get a Kickin' Chicken Sandwich with crinkle-cut french fries and a Mr. Pibb
I bought a lotto ticket today.
I love playing the lottery. I don't play often, but I do play. My rule is that anytime the Powerball jackpot goes over 200 million I'll buy a ticket. I'm not too particular on whether it's a quick pick or my own numbers. The chances are all the same anyway so what does it matter?
Every time I buy a ticket I play the game that we all play, "What would I do with millions of dollars??" You tell yourself that you'd buy houses and cars for your family, travel all over the world and, of course, give lots of it away to charity and stuff. You always end up in this dream world where you really talk yourself into believing that you're really going to win. You're meant for this. I mean, you just mentally committed to giving 50% of you winnings away to charity because you believe in being a good steward. How could God not want you to win?! It's a great game to play.
I probably spend around $50 annually on lotto tickets. I had a friend once tell me that rather than playing the lotto I should just give him the $50 and at the end of the year he'd give me $13. He said it would be a better return on my investment than just pissing away my money. And though, from an investment perspective he is probably right, I can't help but disagree entirely.
When I buy a lotto ticket I'm not buying a $2 chance at millions of dollars. I'm buying entertainment; the thrill and mental stimulation that comes from asking the question, "What would I do with millions of dollars?" I usually buy lotto tickets when I'm on long and tired road trips because the excitement of that question is enough to keep me awake at the wheel. Cause the answer is always changing... except for cars of course. I definitely would buy lots of cars. The first thing I would do is catch a flight to the west coast, buy a red refurbished 1958 Chevy Apache and take a road trip back across the country. That would be the first thing I would do. The second thing? No idea…
Oh wait, the first thing I would do would be to donate 50% of my money of course. Gotta be a good steward ;) Jesus comes before cars (<-- Lord, please pick me!)
I guess buying a lotto ticket is like buying a ticket to the movies. You're looking for a brief escape from reality into dreamland. You don't actually ever go and live there, but you visit when you need a smile on your face. And while my friend thinks this is dumb and would prefer to just net $37 off of me, I think it's fun and harmless. I am happy to spend $50 a year on day dreams and something that second handedly supports education… and stuff… I guess
Go buy a lotto ticket
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