Liberal Professor Calls Thanksgiving Racist Holiday

[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.