Not long ago I was driving and passed a billboard that listed the jackpot of the Powerball. It was $9.6 million, billion, trillion, gad-zillion, or some such number that my small mind couldn't quite tackle. (I get excited when my checking account has 3 digits in front of the decimal.) So my mind took off down the what-if highway and began to wonder about all that could be enjoyed with such a ridiculous sum. After a fair amount of wasted brain energy and establishing several imaginary foundations, I as brought back to reality by one small fact - I have never ever bought a lottery ticket. (See above referenced bank account.) At least all I wasted was a little time in an otherwise empty brain.
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Attempts at Literacy
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)
OK, I'm hooked. But I can quit whenever I want.J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
Ok, OK, So I'm a few years late. (****)Jeffrey E. Young: Reinventing Your Life : The Breakthough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again
Schema, schmeema. I'm just plain crazy.Edward Klein: The Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President
Edward Klein is the former editor in chief of the New York Times Magazine, and also has published in Newsweek and Vanity Fair. He MUST know the truth.C. S. Lewis: The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
My 2nd grader and I are trying to finish this before the movie hits theaters this fall. (*****)Tom Peters: The Brand You 50 : Or : Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!
WOW! This book is wow and if you haven't read it yet, you need to. My two teenaged children will be reading it this summer. (*****)David W. Maurer: Kentucky Moonshine
A friend named Ponder is making me read it.Michael Eric Dyson: The Michael Eric Dyson Reader
I went to Carson Newman with Michael, and dispite the fact that we agree on little more than our school colors, he seems to have remained a very engaging, intelligent, and a nice enough fella. Bless his heart, he's just wrong.Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction (Barnes & Noble Classics) (B&N Classics Mass Market)
The horror, the horror
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A blonde, who is in a financial bind, prays to the Lord, "Dear Lord, I really need some help. Could you help me win the lottery?"
A week goes by, and the blonde prays the same prayer. Another week goes by. Frustrated, the blonde prays, "Dear God, why won't you help me? Could you p-l-e-a-s-e help me win the lottery?"
God replies, "Work with me. Buy a ticket!"
Posted by: M. Fearghail | April 22, 2006 at 08:46 PM