There is no dream job. The dream is not having to work.

Yeah, I drive to the state line about once a month and buy $20 worth of single line Powerball drawings.   I worked out what I spend in gas and tickets once, and decided that the dream of wealth was pleasant enough to justify the trip once a month rather than once a week, so now I buy multiple draws for the whole…

There are a million ways to save money. Not buying lottery tickets is no better or worse than most of them. You can save money not buying your lunch. Or coffee. Or going to a matinee. Not taking a vacation. Clipping coupons.

My old man used to playfully chide my neighbor for buying scratchies. Used to always say, “The lottery is a tax on people bad at math!”

We are the richest nation with the most powerful military. We have a voice. If we want to be a voice for good then we need to highlight success stories like Ilhan Omar and live up to the ideals we talk about. Instead corrupt bigoted elements in our government try to destroy her. Shows the rot that both parties have.…