Took A Chance With a Guy I Met at the Mall
No Dickhead, get your mind out of the gutter-it has nothing to do with that! Was in Jackson Square the other day enjoying a coffee. Decided to sit for a while in the food court and people watch. It’s amazing the people you see at shopping malls & airports. I like to try and guess the story behind the faces I see. I know, sometimes I lead a boring life!
Well, at the table next to me was someone who was obviously a street person. Tattered, old clothes that had their share of stains. Older man, weatherbeaten face and he must have had six huge plastic bags filled with all kinds of things. He was sipping on a coffee. On the table in front of him was a lottery form he was filling out for 6/49. Scattered all around him were papers and notebooks crammed with all kinds of number combinations. He saw me looking at him so I asked -working on a system to beat the lottery people? The old guy laughed and said-for sure, any time now, any time now!
Spur of the moment took over: gave him five dollars, my first name my telephone number. Told him to use the money the best way he could think of and that if we hit a prize, he should give me a call. Wonder if the money went to a lottery ticket or something else. Also wonder what he will do if he does win something big. Oh well, you never know!
