Liberal Professor Calls Thanksgiving Racist Holiday

[cal828]

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cal828

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

To little rock.....hey, neighbor.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Danzig

To little rock.....hey, neighbor.

Yes, I thought you lived in Arkansas, but I didn'tk now exactly where. I was thinking down there in that "godforsaken" southeast Arkansas in maybe Hamburg or Crossett. Course a lot of people think of all of Arkansas as being "godforsaken." I used to work down there a lot and just about everywhere else in Arkansas. I didn't really hate it down there. Just hated the drive from Hot Springs. Not sure how many miles I drove in my work career, but a lot. Now hate having to go the 8 miles to town and really hate driving the 55 miles to Little Rock which I do usually a couple of times every week because my daughter is an OB/GYN and a single mother. She delivers babies at night and so I have to go to LR when she is on call to spend the night with my grands(6,8 and 10).

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by cal828

Yes, I thought you lived in Arkansas, but I didn'tk now exactly where. I was thinking down there in that "godforsaken" southeast Arkansas in maybe Hamburg or Crossett. Course a lot of people think of all of Arkansas as being "godforsaken." I used to work down there a lot and just about everywhere else in Arkansas. I didn't really hate it down there. Just hated the drive from Hot Springs. Not sure how many miles I drove in my work career, but a lot. Now hate having to go the 8 miles to town and really hate driving the 55 miles to Little Rock which I do usually a couple of times every week because my daughter is an OB/GYN and a single mother. She delivers babies at night and so I have to go to LR when she is on call to spend the night with my grands(6,8 and 10).

Yep, hamburg. We both work in crossett. And it is forsaken, but i don't regret moving there at all.
We just bought 42 acres on bull shoals, in oakland. Plan to retire there in about 15 years.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Yep, hamburg. We both work in crossett. And it is forsaken, but i don't regret moving there at all.
We just bought 42 acres on bull shoals, in oakland. Plan to retire there in about 15 years.

I've been retired for 2 years. Wife is still working. Not sure when she will retire. Probably when she reaches 66 because of Social Security. Want to be sure that we are firmly in the 47%. We have contemplated buying a lake lot, but they are outrageously high here in Hot Springs and I think expensive no matter where you get them. Wife wants to buy a condo in Las Vegas. Lots of reasonable properties there now. We love Vegas. Usually go there 2 or 3 times a year anyway.

[Danzig]

Yeah, price is why we went further north. Found a great spot with a beautiful view, and very happy with what we paid. Gently sloping, all usable. Would have loved a place near degray, but the prices...ugh

[cal828]

Not that I hate being with my grandchildren, but just that I hate that boring drive to Little Rock that I've done so many times before both in my personal life and when I was working. I'd rather drive from here to California than to drive to Little Rock.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

Went to get a powerball ticket last night. Jackpot huge. Nobody won. Now at 425 million. I probably wouldn't have played, but had to take wife over to Little Rock to the airport so she could fly to California. There's a big sign on the way that gives the powerball and megamillions totals. Wife said to play. Surprised I remembered to play. Whatever, she says often goes in one ear and out the other. Probably a little selective ADHD acting up. Played $10 bucks worth. Which is 5 sets of numbers. Got way more numbers right than I usually do. Usually only get one or two numbers right. Got 4 numbers plus the powerball. Unfortunately only 2 numbers plus the powerball on one line so only a $7 winner. One more number would have been a decent $100. Oh well, better chance of getting hit by lightning than winning powerball, but no great loss this time.

I had the powerball only..4 bucks....been playing for awhile...their payoff chart sucks..like you said, you have a better shot in the electric chair..

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

I had the powerball only..4 bucks....been playing for awhile...their payoff chart sucks..like you said, you have a better shot in the electric chair..

I guess I'll have to go give them another donation, if I can remember it on Wedneday night for the 425 million. Probably won't remember it without my "sweet thang," here to remind me. She's only been gone for two days and I already miss her. Already tired of eating things out of a can. I may lose some major weight while she's gone. Could go into town to a restaurant, I suppose, but I have always hated eating alone. One thing good though, don't have to watch any brainless episodes of the "housewives." Much rather watch History channel or CNN.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

I guess I'll have to go give them another donation, if I can remember it on Wedneday night for the 425 million. Probably won't remember it without my "sweet thang," here to remind me. She's only been gone for two days and I already miss her. Already tired of eating things out of a can. I may lose some major weight while she's gone. Could go into town to a restaurant, I suppose, but I have always hated eating alone. One thing good though, don't have to watch any brainless episodes of the "housewives." Much rather watch History channel or CNN.

What! you don't cook for yourself?...wife fractured her right arm bout 5 weeks ago and can't do crap...I'm chief cook and bottle washer..had lot's of leftovers from thurs but ran out yesterday so back to the kitchen for me today..call myself Chef Boyardeejay.....think i'll go with spaghetti today...yum..

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

What! you don't cook for yourself?...wife fractured her right arm bout 5 weeks ago and can't do crap...I'm chief cook and bottle washer..had lot's of leftovers from thurs but ran out yesterday so back to the kitchen for me today..call myself Chef Boyardeejay.....think i'll go with spaghetti today...yum..

I do cook a little, but might have to seek help from the poison center, if I did much. Do have some turkey day leftovers which I may try. Something about Thanksgiving leftovers that don't really appeal though. I don't do too much cooking. Wife is much better at it. Since I retired have pretty much become a house husband. Since wife still works, only fair that I do most of the housework cleaning and doing laundry, etc. Not wild about it, but do it. Gives you some appreciation for what women do. Not that I needed much, having lived with one for 40 years and having had women bosses most of the time when I worked. Amazing how much laundry 2 people have. Always thought that I would enjoy cooking, but so far have not added that to my resume.

[Danzig]

Did all the cooking for years. With just the two of us now, we generally only cook on sats and sundays. I do not miss cooking at all.

[cal828]

Originally Posted by Danzig

Did all the cooking for years. With just the two of us now, we generally only cook on sats and sundays. I do not miss cooking at all.

Wife would probably agree with you on that. I think it's not only the act of doing it, but also the coming up with something that you haven't had a million times before. I guess we are lucky here in Hot Springs. Pretty small place, but not so small that we don't have lots of restaurants to choose from and some pretty good ones.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by cal828

I do cook a little, but might have to seek help from the poison center, if I did much. Do have some turkey day leftovers which I may try. Something about Thanksgiving leftovers that don't really appeal though. I don't do too much cooking. Wife is much better at it. Since I retired have pretty much become a house husband. Since wife still works, only fair that I do most of the housework cleaning and doing laundry, etc. Not wild about it, but do it. Gives you some appreciation for what women do. Not that I needed much, having lived with one for 40 years and having had women bosses most of the time when I worked. Amazing how much laundry 2 people have. Always thought that I would enjoy cooking, but so far have not added that to my resume.

Oh, been doing the laundry for past 2-3 years and to my dismay getting too good at it..and everything else...but what the heck, got nothing else to do but play with the ponies and watch fav evening tv shows...mostly those on CBS..don't read much past couple years after cataract surgery...

[cal828]

Originally Posted by bigrun

Oh, been doing the laundry for past 2-3 years and to my dismay getting too good at it..and everything else...but what the heck, got nothing else to do but play with the ponies and watch fav evening tv shows...mostly those on CBS..don't read much past couple years after cataract surgery...

What you said is my life in a nutshell, except for the cataract part. Probably got them coming, but so far ok.