The Big 150: 22, Random – What would you do if you won the lottery?

Oh boy oh boy, if I won the lottery, I’d say peace out to all you b*tches and go waste away on an island that I own, tanned and rested and alone, surrounded by enormous piles of moneyyyy.

Okay okay, “Tangled” song references aside, I would not go waste away by myself on an island like some kind of tropical Ebenezer Scrooge (tempting, though it may be). My partner and I actually ask each other this question all the time since we really never buy lottery tickets unless the jackpot is over a billion, which is probably, statistically-speaking, the worst odds of all because that’s when everyone who doesn’t play the lottery decides to suddenly take a chance (just like us).

The first time he asked me the question, I responded that I would first find both a lawyer and a financial advisor before I told anybody I’d won the lottery. After getting my ducks in a row, I would pay off any debts my parents or I may have, I would buy a modest €150,000 one bedroom flat I saw for sale in Dublin as a vacation getaway crash pad, I would purchase a home in Cork because that is my favorite place in the world, and I would then invest the rest of my money into various pursuits, as well as donate to charity.

My answer was apparently not sufficient as I cannot comprehend just how much money $1 billion happens to be. I feel, though, it is not my fault that I cannot reasonably comprehend that amount of money, but I was then told that for $1 billion, I could purchase the Philadelphia Flyers.  So, ladies and gents, my plan has changed.

Should I win the $1 billion lottery because, realistically, I’m not buying lottery tickets unless it’s $1 billion or more, I shall be purchasing the Philadelphia Flyers professional ice hockey team of the NHL so that I can finally bring a Stanley Cup to Broad Street. Yes, I didn’t say “back to Broad Street” because the Flyers have not won a Stanley Cup in my lifetime (though that loss in Game 7 versus Chicago on the dumbest goal I have ever seen is burned into my brain forever).

After purchasing my very own NHL team, I will probably make money? I don’t know. I’m not really sure how any of that would work, but if you have doubts, refer back to the very first thing I said I would do, which I feel establishes a level of intelligence and ability-to-figure-it-out on my part (i.e. find both a lawyer and a financial advisor before I told anybody I’d won the lottery). I'm a planner, y'all. I love to plan.

So, in this beautiful, hypothetical scenario, get ready Philadelphia. I’m bringin’ us a Cup, baby.

To winning the lottery and landing on my feet and to the glorious Bullies of old Broad Street,

Johny

ICYMI: The Big 150

Introductory Post 

1, World: What event do you think impacted the world the most? 

2, Random: What does your happy ending look like? 

3, Self - When was the last time you left your comfort zone - how did you grow?

4, Life - Write about the place you call home. 

5, Relationships - What is something not many people understand about you? 

6, Self - What’s something you’ve let go that once meant the world to you?

7, World - Where would you most like to live? (And why aren't you living there already?)

8, Education - What career advice would you give to your 16-year-old self?

9, Life - What's your happiest memory from your childhood?

10, Relationships - What kind of Drama do you sometimes get caught up in?

11, Self - What is the dominant emotion in your life right now? How can you use this emotion to improve your life?

12, Random - Describe 5 easy ways to free up some bandwidth in your life.

13, Relationships: Describe something you're grateful you learned from your parents.

14, Education - What was your favorite subject at school and why? 

15, Life - Where are you currently saying yes in your life when you really should say no? 

16, World – Where in the world do you long to travel? Why? 

17, Relationships - What traits and habits do your parents have that you don’t want to adopt?  18, Self - What did you want to be growing up? Why?  19, Random – What thought has been getting the best of you lately? WGA strike and AMPTP 20, Life – What do you appreciate most about your life right now? Why? 21, Relationships – If someone has hurt you in the past, write a forgiving letter to them.