Blog: The Cadillac Of Winter

I was pumping gas last week and couldn't help noticing the enormous sum flashing from the Allsup's window: $149 Million Jackpot. I don't know why, but when it's $20 million or thereabouts, it's easy to downgrade big money. But $149 million? I filled up the tank, strolled inside and bought three. And when I left, all I though was "There goes $3 I could have used elsewhere". As I was watching Wheel Of Fortune a couple of nights later, a woman spun the "$1 Million" sliver stuffed precariously in between the two "Bankrupt" slivers for a chance [...]