Today's Quote

Life can only be understood backwards, but must be lived forwards.

-Soren Kierkegaard

Cash Five

You had no wins on our one and only Cash Five ticket and it expired after the drawing on November 28^th, 2006.

I was not able to buy any more tickets for this game, because two people have not paid their November dues.

Texas Two-Step

Now, I really wish everyone had paid there dues, because this game is now at $1 Million.  I love it when Die Hard gets to $1 Million.  I always overspend when this happens, but you never know, I could win.

Your numbers:

The next drawing is on Monday December 4^th, 2006

If we win we each would get $62,500.00. (This is before any Taxes, Tithes, or Attorney fees)

Lotto Texas

We won nothing in this game.  (My Lotto Texas Lotto Pool won nothing either.)  The good news is that no one won the Jack Pot.

Your numbers:

The next game is on Saturday, December 2nd, 2006.  

Estimated Jackpot Calculation Documents

So with 16 us of playing we are looking at $337,500.00.  (Again, this is before any Attorney Fees, Taxes or Tithes.)

Mega Millions

We have another drawing tonight.  In tonight’s drawing the Jack Pot is worth $40 Million.

Your numbers:

The estimated cash value of this jackpot is $23,952,080

16 divided by $23,952,080 = $1,497,005 for each of us.  This is before any attorney fee’s, taxes or tithes.

Hot Lotto

I had a devil of a time finding a web site where I could check our tickets.  Right now, I’m using Washington, D.C. web site, but I may keep looking.

As I was typing in our two numbers I kept thinking we had won.  Well, want I was seeing was we matched one number – and that doesn’t make us winners.

The tickets are good for 15 draws.

Here are you numbers:

So far we have won nothing, but the Jack Pot for Saturday, December 2^nd, 2006 is now at $15,140,000.00.  The Cash Option is at $9,800,000.00

With 16 of us playing we are looking at $612,500.00.  I realized his is lower than last time, but I used the wrong figure for pay out.  I didn’t use Cash Option. You know this is before any attorney’s fees, taxes or tithes.

Power Ball

Mother wrote me and told me she mailed the groups tickets on Wednesday.  I did check the Post Office Box today, but only got a check from Juanita Brown, nothing else.

But, I am sure I order us 3 lines for $45.00.  And I know that we were in Wednesday’s drawing and will be tomorrow night’s drawing, too. 

Powerball Jackpot Won in North Carolina!
25 Tickets Win $200,000 to $600,000 Each!
Powerball paid off in BIG ways on November 29th.  One lucky ticket in North   Carolina matched all 6 numbers and walked away with the $74.5 million jackpot.  The holder of the winning ticket sold at Shell Travel World, I-95 and 903, Halifax, NC, will now have to decide to either take the 29-year, 30-installment annuity, or the one time cash “lump sum” amount of $36,071,688.

An incredible 17 tickets correctly matched the 5 white numbers and won $200,000. These tickets were sold in Colorado (1), Connecticut (3), Indiana (2), Louisiana (2), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), North Carolina (1), New   Hampshire (1), Pennsylvania (1), Rhode Island (2), and Tennessee (1). 

I have to work tomorrow, and I’m not certain that I will be able to stop by the Post Office to check mail.  But, I will make the attempt.  I will be going by the Post Office for sure on Sunday morning before going to work.

Other Information

I’m sorry; I was not able to buy us more tickets today.  But, I only collected $140.00 of the $160.00 I needed to buy tickets. I’ve not heard from either party as to whether they want to continue to play or not, so I’m assuming that I’ve lost two players.

Not, I’m not in a position to start a new Die Hard game.  I’m doing four games right now, and starting a new Die Hard game would mean 5 newsletters.

Now, I have heard from two more people who live out of state, who want to play in some (or all) of my pools.  One of the men lives in West Virginia, and if he wants to play in Die Hard, I will not object.  Maybe I can continue to keep Hot Lotto in this game.

Your $10.00 is due on or before Sunday December 31^st, 2006

What is Love?

Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.  What does Love mean? A group o f professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined See what you think:

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"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toe nails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."

Rebecca- age 8

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"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."

Billy - age 4

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"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."

Karl - age 5

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"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."

Chrissy - age 6

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"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired"

Terri - age 4

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"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."

Danny - age 7

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"Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"

Emily - age 8

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"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."

Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

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"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"

 Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."

Noelle - age 7

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"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."

Tommy - age 6

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"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."

Cindy - age 8

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"My mommy loves me more than anybody; you don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."

Clare - age 6

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"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."

Elaine-age 5

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."

Chris - age 7

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"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."

Mary Ann - age 4

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"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."

Lauren - age 4

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"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (What an image)

Karen - age 7

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"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."

Mark - age 6

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"You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget."

Jessica - age 8

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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"

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When you find out that there is nothing more important than what goes on between one another then you have love. Love is all you need.