March 31, 2011

• What would you do?

  Since I am basically no longer a regular Xangan, out of the loop, and a very infrequent visitor, I don't really expect many, if any, answers, but I'll answer them for myself, because I'm bored

  Since those seven people have won the big Lottery, millions or something, I have been more than green with envy.  I give no credence to the saying " Money can't buy happiness."  Ok, not exactly true, obviously I wouldn't trade my kids, family, friends for money, BUT no one could convince me that having millions wouldn't make me REALLY happy.  

  I know people say they lose friends and family because they don't share.  Well, I wouldn't lose anyone I care about because I already have a list.  I can tell you some people on the list because they are a given.  My kids, parents, and siblings would be taken care of.  My sister is the one I have thought about the most.  I know my money would make her happy, she is a single mom of twins.  I already have her in the home of her choice, anywhere in the world, and anything else she needs or wants.  There are a lot of other people on my list, but I'm not saying who they are.  If you are reading this and unsure if you are on the list, I suggest you be really nice to me, on the one in a gazzilion chance I win the lottery, I play like once a year, you would want to be on my list, because I plan on being really generous.  

  Actually, if you are unsure if you are on my list, you probably aren't.  And you may be thinking that people always say they would give to charity and be generous, but I am positive I would be.  I'm already generous with my pitance, so you can be sure I would go nuts if I had millions.  I would want to give money to expelled, but I would want conditions put on it.  For example, girlfriend can't benefit at all.  I know that sounds mean, but she is rude to me, ever since I posted that doctored photo of her and expelled and some face book tattle tale actually told her.  I almost want to post it again so people who never saw it can see how benign it was, but it's not worth it.  Anyway, I would think with the money I am giving him, he might be able to attract a person with a better sense of humor.

  Ok, I have not really asked the questions yet.

   

  1) If as in this case ( current lottery winners), fellow coworkers opted out of playing that week would you share?  I would, unless I really couldn't stand them, then I probably wouldn't.  Or I might, even then, just so I wouldn't feel guilty, but just a little, like 100,000.

  2) what are the first few things you would do with the money?  I would pay my parents back for every dime they have given me as an adult and then some.  I would pay off my kid's student loans, I would quit my job.  Which brings me to question three

  3) Would you quit your job, give notice?  I would like to say I wouldn't screw my coworkers and boss over by quitting with no notice, but I probably would.  I would probably rationalize and say that it was unsafe, with the boys knowing I have so much money I would need to go right away.  Which could be true.  As it is I make it clear I am probably poorer than them and their drug dealing families.  Plus there are coworkers who are NOT on my list and I think they would be bitter.

  4)  Would you move?  I wouldn't, I don't think.  I would probably buy out the crazy woman upstairs and the snorer who I can hear through the ceiling.  But only if I could put in an indoor/outdoor pool across the hall, and something nice upstairs like a giant master bedroom and library.  I don't know if they would do that but maybe for enough money they would.

  5) would you really give to charity?  I would, but I might start my own non for profit group, one that I think would actually do some good, since I see too many charities that just don't seem to make a difference.  One of my ideas is to start some free daycares in the " hood" all the way through high school and teach and raise these kids correctly, to break the cycle.  I haven't figured out the details yet, because I haven't won any money and would rather fantasize about the all expense paid vacation I am taking with the people on my list.  One of the current lottery winners is going to Disney World.  I like Disney too, but really?  Not my first choice.

  6) If you didn't play ( like the five who didn't) would you cry?  I would, I would obsesses, I would be telling everyone I knew that they should share, and what jerks they were if they didn't.  I would want them to decide right now if they were going to share, not keep telling the news they didn't know.  I would be thinking it was mean to make me suffer.  I would lie to the news, just like I saw one guy do, and say they deserved the money, they were great people, oh well, my loss.  But I would be screaming inside.  If they all had millions I would expect one million each from all seven.

  I know I sound greedy, but come on?  How many millions does one person need?

   

  So that's what I think.  Feel free to tell me what you think.  Or don't.  If you come by to view this, you know where I stand, and if you're pretty sure you are not on my list, it's not too late, you know what you need to do.

  By the way, I took the photo on my header in expelled's yard. Great photo opportunities there, I think I will buy his house with my winnings too.

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