On Luck

A few days ago co-worker was asking me about something I dropped down the elevator shaft in July or August, not ten minutes later I got it back. Then he asked me about my bike, the one that has a crack in the frame, the Coppi, well there is a little story here.

Every day that it snows I get to work and my feet are wet, and cold, there is not much I can do about that, even if I put a fender on the front wheel I will still get soaked from passing cars, but at least I can dry my shoes under some powerful fans in the office. But when I get home my shoes are wet again and they don't dry before I have to use them the next morning. Well starting tomorrow that will change, tomorrow, Friday I will ride to work with my bike shoes, I can use my bike shoes because I will be using clip pedals, I will be using clip pedals that are attached to my Coppi, which is finally repaired a month after I brought it in, and only about three and a half weeks longer than initially expected. Let me restate all that, I am getting my Coppi back! I am getting one of my road bikes back!! Yippeee!!!

As for my co-worker, I suggested he ask me when I am going to win the lottery, now I just need to buy a ticket.

When I told this to Lesley she got peeved, it is better that I save my money for something useful. Well I guess she is right, still it's nice to dream, heck if I won just enough to pay off the mortgage I'd be rich! Maybe what I will do is take the twoonie I was going to piss away on a 6/49 ticket and put it in a jar, do that once a week and I'll have... enough money for a steak dinner at the end of the year? Ah screw it, maybe I should just buy a lottery ticket.

I remember when I was young $2.00 was a lot of money, but then back in those days after you bought something you risked being eaten by a dinosaur so you had to run really fast! Alright I am not that old, but my point was actually that when you are young a modest amount of money goes a lot further than it does as you grow older. I remember I used to be pleased as punch to spend $0.50 on candy at the local candy shop. I can still get excited when I spend money but it takes a lot more than fifty cents these days.

Lately I've been applying to a bunch of lousy part time jobs on Craig's List. I am disgusted at how low my standards are, once upon a time I wouldn't dream of applying to these jobs, now it is a case of bring it on! Here is a sad though, if my old aquatic certifications were still current I'd even be willing to lifeguard again, I really must be desperate.