I did not mention yesterday that I played the lottery. By play the lottery, I mean purchased a scratch ticket. It was a mere two dollar purchase, and it won me twenty dollars. I really won eighteen dollars if you do the math but it is much more fun to say I won twenty dollars. Today I tried again and I won three dollars. If you are thinking to yourself buying lottery tickets is a waste of time, I would like to point out the fact that the only way you can win the lottery is if you play the lottery. Secondly, though this may seem flawed logic, I am supporting the public school systems of Virginia much like the same way smokers support their state and local municipalities with the taxes they pay. However, unlike a smoker there is the possibility of a pay off in relation to the money spent. Lastly, to counter the argument that no one ever wins in the lottery, I will tell a brief anectdote about that. Before my perspicacious friend David went to Japan, he bought a lottery ticket to prove to me that no one ever wins the lottery. He proved himself wrong, because not only was it his first time playing but it was a winning ticket. Additionally, there was some sort of prize multiplier and I think he won triple the amount of what he should have. I guess if there was anything to take from reading this post, it is if you want to support public schools, potentially become rich, and not risk the possibility of contracting (I am not sure if you contract) cancer then buy a lottery ticket.

Dave, if you get a chance you could upload the image of that lottery ticket. It should go here.

In an unrelated story.
Earlier in the day I also bought a lollipop. It was for Gnat times two. She is only five years old. I told her yesterday I was going to buy her one as large as her head, but I was disappointed to find they only come in fractions of children head sizes. I guess I will have to let her know that they do not make lollipops as large as her fivehead. (In case you missed the pun, a fivehead is a play on the word forehead, which sounds like four head.) Telling a kindergartner they have a fivehead probably is not a nice thing to say, but I am confident the lollipop will make up for that.