I was feeling lucky this afternoon when I sauntered past the newsstand on the way to Grand Central Terminal. My most recent post made the right hand side bar and was getting a lot of views, rates, and comments. When I saw that the jackpot was 207 million dollars, I felt a sense that I'm sure gamblers have when they sense they're onto a sure thing.
The number 207 has more meaning than mere happenstance in my life. For the first 18 years of my life 207 was the subway station where I boarded the subway taking me to school and to work.
The playground where I played as kid was located on 207th street. See those trees in the right side of the photo? That's the entrance to Inwood Hill Park.
Then for 22 years I lived in the state that has the 207 area code.
In fact my cell phone number's area code still is 207.
This sounds like I'm destined to win this lottery. Since 22 times 18 is 396, the math is very simple. Take one from three and you have two, add one to nine and you have 10. Carry the one from ten and add it to six and you have 207.
As Hannibal Smith of the famous A-Team was known to say, "I love it when a plans comes together." A-Team...A Train. I know I'm gonna win.
The odds of me winning are almost as good as getting meaningful health care reform passed this year. Besides the money won't change me and I won't quit my day job, 'cause I need to stay enrolled in the company health plan.
I'm reminded of the old saw about Saul who prays to God every night,
This goes on night after night for years and finally after hearing Saul's prayer "Please God, let me win the lottery please?"
A deep voice is heard from the heavens:
"Saul, meet me halfway, buy a ticket."
I've met our supreme being halfway.
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Good luck doggy.
Boomer Bob -- Thanks for the well wishes. May you land a gig soon.
Trilogy -- If it was that long ago than you probably remember the Alpine Bakery in the space where the photo lab is in the picture of the subway station.
Chuck -- The numbers are interesting.
Lois -- I couldn't sit on a winning ticket.
Tia -- Thanks you're very funny.
Zuma -- Does California give you an IOU if you win.
Steve -- I think you have Premature Congratulations. Is that treatable?
tai -- IT is a coincidence...unless I win.
Trudge -- I won't forget.
L&P -- Egg creams for everyone!
(I buy lotto tickets--you can't win if you don't play! Though, I think in the years I've played I've won about $12--oh, well...I can dream!)
Your numbers sound good though!
Deal?! :-D
Good luck bro!
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FF -- I'm not sure when the drawing is. I'll just check the web site on Saturday morning.
Ardee -- Your comment reminds me when I rented a condo across the street from the ocean. Everyone was a friend in the summertime. In the winter, not so much.
littlewillie -- and what do you think the odds of that happening are?
Stim -- With chutzpah like that we must be related.
w/o paddle -- Yeah I'm so greedy I never play until the jackpot gets up into the hundreds of millions.
Sandra -- Since you told no truths and three lies in my open call a few months back, I know I can trust you. ;)
Cartouche -- Thanks for not adding pressure here. I can breathe easier now.
I'm one of those people who would need to turn in the winner immediately for fear of losing the damn thing.
Good luck, OES. There's power in numbers, to be sure.
*Stops sulking about the powerball drawing because Lisa didn't win either*
I want a real eggcream. If it ain't made in da Bronx, ya kin keep it.
Delia -- you're very funny.
Greg -- a tropic island? as long as it's not in the bible belt, we might be able to negotiate.
fab -- I'd like to congratulate Arkansas and welcome it to the 20th century.
Bill S. -- I have the same fear about losing it as you do. As for Egg Creams, I learned how to jerk sodas when I was kid from my great Aunt and uncle who owned a candy store on the corner of Leland and Gleason Avenues in the Bronx. Is that good enough? I also know the secret of making a great malted, too. PM me for details.
John - I could have also mentioned the 207th crosstown bus that took me the Bronx Zoo and NY Botanical Garden which is the BX12 bus and 12 is the same day as my birthday, but I thought that would be overreaching. On the other hand there so much traffic when you drive what else is there to do?
O'Really -- If this has to do with clean underwear, well we've got that taken care of.
Surly -- You jest! Please talk to Sandra Stephens who will be handling my money.