January 6, 2011
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You didn’t win the lottery.
But neither did we. Alas, none of us are among those claiming that $380M Mega Millions jackpot.
Then again, it’s not always a good thing to win the lottery. (Seriously, if you’ve never read that story, you need to. Every year I get to warp enlighten the minds of seventh-graders and guarantee it’s the one story we read all year that they’ll never forget).
Day 1 of Semester 2 is over and done, and Teach is happy for it. But I’m tired and my back hurts– and again that’s a story for another time.
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That lottery story actually reminds me of an episode in a TV series… the name escapes me, so I have to go check the IMDB… be right back!
Back! Sliders was the name of the show. (Sci Fi, parallel universe jumping show, if you’re not familiar) At any rate, they ended up in a universe where there was no crime. If you wanted a car, they were just parked along the road, you could take them… and you could get “free” money from the ATMs any time you wanted. The catch was that for every dollar that you took out of the ATM, your name was entered into the lottery. And of course, the “winner” of the lottery was killed. (Though it was considered an honor & I believe your family got money… I don’t recall exactly.) Anyway. That story was much the same. Sorta.
Rather unfortunate that I didn’t win the Mega Millions.
Haha–the short story–
Her novel ”The Haunting of Hill House” is a good read too.