Barb's Burblings

I always thought that people

I always thought that people who play the lottery are a bit silly. Sure, every now and then I’ll go out and get a ticket myself. Why not? But it’s those people who go out and buy tickets all time. And generally they’re people who can’t really afford it. I’m starting to understand them. You get to a point where you’re in debt and you chip and chip and chip away at it, but it’s still there. And your car breaks, so there’s another thousand or whatever. And you get to the point where it makes sense. “The lottery,” you think. “Perfect! That would solve all of my problems!” And winning would, of course. But the chances of that are incredibly slim. That’s not what matters, though. It’s the hope that maybe you will win. Just maybe.

Which is not to say that I’m about to run off and buy lottery tickets. I’m just saying that I get where these people are coming from.