Power Ball 5

I noticed that my last blog did not arrive on the scene until the wee hours this morning. I apologize for that, Frannie; I should have gotten it done before going to my sister's house yesterday. Anyway, the important thing is that it did publish and the words came from the heart.

I just happened to hear the first announcement of the Power Ball drawing just before 11:00 PM. The man welcomed North Carolina Tarheels to the world of "Government-approved Gambling"; then, he showed a red ball that he said was the multiplier before drawing 5 more balls and a power ball. I don't really understand this at all, have seen no instructions or guidelines, and have no clue as to how any of this works. All I do know is that I have seen many people spending many dollars buying these little papers. I have a feeling that in the morning, we will see an increase in highway litter.

Tonight I went in one of the local stop n shop and there were 2 silly little girls in there flirting with the young male cashier. I have not heard such giggling in quite some time. When I went to pay for my purchase, the cashier said to the girls: "Here, you better take this with you before you get me into trouble." I looked at what he handed her and I almost had a heart attack! (not really) He handed her a weird looking snake! Yes, a snake! Now, why would she be walking around with a pet snake and in a store at that! Is this lawful? I mean, I let out an unladylike yelp and so did another customer! One of the girls looked at me and said, "don't feel bad, Lady, I don't like snakes either, and I won't touch it." At that point, the other customer and I headed, as casually as possible, toward the door. If this snake was supposed to be the girls' bodyguard, it worked, for 2 senior ladies, that is; however, the 2 young guys didn't seem to mind very much. The problem I see is that the girls didn't need protection from us, but the guys? hmmmm... ( I also wonder how safe that snake must have felt in the hands of that giddy-acting teenager who was running around the store and through the aisles).