That Ol' Black Magic

E. has been getting increasingly agitated about lack of news about who wins Mega Millions, plus newspaper stories about thieving convenience store clerks who must be cheating her out her just lottery ticket winnings, plus casinos who rip out old, winning slot machines and install new slot machines that simply hold on to their cash: in fact, everything that gets in the way of her achieving her dream of instant wealth.

Well, here's some news about Mega Millions anyway. Sounds like E. needs to abandon her religion and adopt a new one:

NOTTINGHAM, Md. – Elwood "Bunky" Bartlett says a New Age book store made it possible for him to become an overnight multimillionaire.

He and his wife, Denise, were on their way to the shop where he occasionally teaches Wicca and Reiki (RAY'kee) healing when they stopped at a liquor store and bought two $5 Mega Millions tickets for Friday night's estimated $330 million jackpot. On Sunday, he said one ticket was a winner.

How does E. react to the news?

There is something really flaky about it. They either know the person, like that woman I know whose husband is in charge of California SuperLotto. You know, if they know someone who are friends, then maybe friendship is more important than money. You know what I mean? Let's make them win the California SuperLotto! Then that stupid young 21-year old punk who won at Thunder Valley. Remember? Then no one suspects. A witchcraft teacher who hocus-pocuses the numbers? No way! No, I don't belive in witchcraft, no hocus-pocus, something like that. They have an inside help! One person win $330 million? Don't be ridiculous! People are so evil in money, they probably - politics or something like that, they probably know someone who runs the Mega Millions. Politics, friendship - maybe they are relatives to the people handling Mega Millions. They can make you win if they want to, or that guy would be in jail. Just like that kid who turned 21 that day and walked into Thunder Valley with $20 on the $3 machine and won $12 million? No way! That's full of baloney! People are stupid to believe that was the case. Friends or relatives....they can bail themselves out of jail with $330 million....