Two hundred and fifty MILLION dollars...
 

...he says in his best Dr. Evil voice, with pinky finger up to his mouth.

Yes, Powerball is up high again. A quarter billion US dollars. Not quite what I'd call obscene yet (that'd be half a billion ;) ).

So, thoughts of recent events here aside (in other words, set aside, for a moment, using the money for pixies, which I'm sure is on lots of people's minds). How ELSE would you put THAT kind of money to use?

Myself, I think I'd go with some environmental charities first. Things I once belonged to and haven't donated to in a while. The Cousteau Society and the National Arbor Day Foundation come to mind. Some of the charities DNA supported very avidly during his (brief) life come to mind as well.
Then perhaps donations for medical research. American Lung Association comes to mind (being a lifelong asthmatic).
And then perhaps some technology donations. Fund some open source projects perhaps. Or help some kids get new computers in their schools, where they're needed.

And make sure I was living solo and comfortably, of course. :P

I would spend the money wisely of course, but I'd also hire someone to clean out my PM boxes at the sites I go to. :p

:D ;)

Some people like being a packrat about mail and messages. Nice way to bring back memories at times. :P

Actually, I do that too dadaist.

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Well, thbbbbbbbbbbbppppppppppttttttttttttt
atcha then.

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Ya got me! ROTFLMAO

Tonight's the night! :p

$250 million would finance a number of trips to Iowa, dadaist. ;)

I could do all 50 states and then some! :p

Or buy my own hotel and fly everyone to Chicago. There's an idea.

~trying to imagine the name of dadaist's hotel~

Pixies Palace?

Point of Pleasure?

lol :D

With my chat handle?
Cabaret Voltaire, of course!

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With internet connections and webcams in every room (which you could turn off of course)!

Talk about your living performance art piece!

Could I be in charge of publicity for your hedonistic hotel?? :D

Does that mean you'll report directly to me? ;)

Work _under_ me? ;)

Or you just get to help me pick our 'best of' video clips for the promotional video CDs and DVDs? ;)

(Sticky job, but somebody's gotta do it...)

I do this every time I buy any lottery ticket. I’ve always looked at it as the “Entertainment Fee”. Like going to a movie and paying $8 to have your mind occupied with new thoughts or a carnival and paying $10 to throw the balls and win a $2 cupie doll. It’s the fun of it you’re paying for.

After the mortgages and any car notes of all family members was paid off, all Pixie members with over 1,000 posts gets a new computer (biannually;) ) and DSL service.

Then some of your environmental charities would become much more tolerant of people that ALSO openly supports a porn site. Sagans’ Planetary Society is near the top of that list. Then in all sincerity, deforestation and population are the primary concerns I have. You reduce the global population through attrition to 3 x 10^9 (that’s 3,000 times the number of posts we are trying to make within 22 years ;) ) within 4 generations and ALL problems for mankind and his environment are reduced to nothing. That will require some real underwriting.

Then as all the Pixie ladies check into HOTEL PANTY, ….. in CLEVELAND ;), we leave for a lingerie shopping spree before the nightly party in the ballroom.
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