March 4, 2009
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1 I just got a check for $.84.
2 It was dated February 24, and it was for eighty-four cents.
3 Capital One.
4 I thought of going into the bank and cashing it, walking out, and smoking a cigar.
5 Looking at the check, it looks as though it probably costs a darned bit more than eighty-four cents to make. It has a bunch of numbers at the top, an authorized signature, and you might think that somehwere, somehow, someone probably has an exact replica, but with thousands of dollars.
6 And I'll ALSO bet that the guy with the thousands of dollars probably sent a little over my way to cover the costs of that check.
7 I have NO idea why I got it. But eighty-four cents saved is eighty-four cents earned, if you ask me.
8 I'm thinking of putting it in a time capsule, so that no matter what, I'll never die broke.
9 = ) <-------- sideways smiley dude.
10 Moving on: Yesterday I lost a little button that said something like, "I'm a big leprechaun". I was UP-set.
11 But you know, I decided long ago that it would be cool to learn how to spell the word "leprechaun". I'm guessing most people can't, so whenever someone says, "How do you spell 'leprechaun'?" I'll ALWAYS know.
12 It's actually happened twice in my life, both times right around St. Patrick's Day.
13 Luck o' the Irish.
14 There are words I have just memorized over the years. "Restaurant" is another.
15 I think it's because the only thing I've ever won in my entire life was my sixth grade spelling bee.
16 Like, not my class spelling bee. The entire SCHOOL spelling bee. I beat Janice Schnetzler on the word "legume".
17 I was a frickin' HERO!
18 Everybody wanted to play four-square with me, and guys bought me ice cream and everything. I felt like climbing the tether ball pole and pounding my chest.
19 Ah, the day ended, I went home, and the very next day I was just another guy taking up the fourth square.
20 But for one brief shining moment...
21 Welp, I think I'll keep it short tonight. I pushed a lot the past two weeks, so I'm on cruise control, at least for tonight.
22 You guys have a grand Wednesday, willya?
23 See ya agin.
24 Peace.
~H~
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