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myself and two of my chick-possey have been following a powerball jackpot for a few weeks. i've never been one to play the lotto, but we bought a ticket for this one at the start on a lark, but nobody's won it yet and it keeps rolling over. as long as it keeps rolling over i keep thinking about the scripture that says that God stores up the wealth of the wicked for the righteous.

i think it highly unlikely we'll win, but not beyond the realm of possiblity. the sickly optimistic side of me is sure it could happen...the other part of me just laughs at the optimistic side of me. but it doesn't keep me from talking about it in 'when i win powerball' instead of 'if' terms.

the jackpot's up to $70mil now, which means an actual cash value of around $32mil. after taxes that would leave us with $7-$8mil each. we all told God we'd tithe on the gross since bribes work so well with the Lord.

so here's my disclaimer: when i win powerball i will not be promising cars, houses, vacations, shopping trips or any other things. i will do some of these things, but i'm not making any promises and will not acknowledge any long-lost relatives.