Lottery dreams

Like many of you, I have been fantasizing about the MegaMillions jackpot. In fact, I bought my first ever lottery tickets today. Two of the tickets were random combinations of numbers but for one I picked the numbers myself. As I read out the six numbers to the clerk, 201101 – another customer began laughing. Silly me. There are no zeros. I told the clerk I better fill out the card. So I did and picked 01 02 10 11 20 02. What I was trying to do was use some combination of these numbers: 201 1010 2011 as my father died at 2:01 p.m. on Oct. 10, 2011. The more I looked at the sequence the more I noticed a pattern and thought this might be my key to the abundance I desire – 2011 010 2011 does not seem like a random sequence to me. Perhaps it was a sign. (This is what boredom at work can lead to). Well, 01 02 10 11 20 02 was about as close as I could get to the death numbers and when I arrived at the counter with my card – again the customer was laughing at me. I almost said something about this being my first time but decided to ignore him. Ha, just wait until I win. Meanwhile, the clerk was very nice and asked me if I would like to keep the card. “Why?” I wondered. “In case you want to play it again,” he said. “No.” This was my one and only chance. All or nothing.

Daniel wants to go to Costa Rica if I win. I explained we will go to Costa Rica if I win but it’s pretty hard – something like one in 175 million. But that number is changing every second as 1,200 tickets are sold per minute. Matt chimed in from the other room and told me to be positive. Well I am very positive. So positive – these thoughts of abundance have had me smiling all day long. I feel adrenalin and endorphins surging through my body.

What would I do with a cool $300 million? I would do the same things I want to do now but don’t have the money for. Make sense?

-Stay in Matunuck all summer and/or buy a house there.

-Take annual trips with family – but first Costa Rica.

-Donate 10 percent to charity and set up a philanthropy (for the disadvantaged).

-Retire and manage my philanthropy/philanthropic pursuits.

-Fix up house - new walkway, new rug/or wood floor, convert garage to family room, build new garage, repave driveway, paint, new appliances including a gas stove (stainless) – you get the idea.

-Buy an investment property that would generate monthly income.

-Buy Doug a new car.

-Consider giving some money to family/friends/church.

-Play tennis three times a week.

They say money doesn't make you happy. Well I am already relatively happy so that's not an issue for me. And I'll have lots of time to blog about the hapiness effect of all this money when I win. Stay tuned.