10/19/2005

If the ticket that my neighbor bought for me ends up winning the 300 million dollar powerball drawing on Wednesday evening, I will, Lord willing, do the following in no particular order...

1. Buy a mid-century ranch house with a backyard or a townhome with a backyard downtown or near SLU.
2. Get our Van fixed and rent a van to use while it is being fixed.
3. Donate our 1988 Honda Accord to charity and buy a 2001 one.
4. Take a week's vacation
5. Finish my Ph.D. in theology and immediately pursue one in philosophy
6. Buy Ann a nice suit or suits and some good shoes, along with a new wardrobe of other casual and nicer clothes.
7. Pay someone else to cut my children's hair or else buy a proper barber's chair.
8. Endow a chair of liturgical theology at Covenant Seminary
9. Start going to the dentist regularly
10. Invest the money to provide a steady stream of income and set up some kind of trust for the future for my autistic son.
11. Donate some portion immediately to church, charity, etc.
12. Hire a personal assistant and rent an office.
13. Help some of my friends start businesses based upon their good ideas.
14. Pay off the student loans.

What about you?