A million dollars (and 3 wishes)

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Good morning. Thanks for all the messages I received yesterday about how I don’t look 40… I received a grand total of 0. I’m assuming people were just busy or something? Yeah, let’s go with that.

I’m struggling for content today. I mean I’ve always got things on my mind, but I’m trying to ensure I don’t just repeat myself every day. We all get the gist – I have days where I’m feeling great, I have days where I’m feeling crap. Life is a rollercoaster. You’ve just got to ride it. Thanks, Ronan.

Ok, I’m going to generate a random question from the web and ramble about it. Here’s the question:

If you inherited or won a million dollars, what’s the very first thing you would do with the money?

What a stupid question.

Firstly – I’m British, so if I were to convert to pounds that would leave me with precisely £785,725 (at the time of writing). That’s already significantly less than a million. I don’t mean to sound unappreciative, but a million really isn’t all that much these days anymore right? Like don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t turn it down, but a lot of that would be taken up paying off my mortgage. And the remainder wouldn’t really be enough to retire on these days.

That’s my answer. Pay off the mortgage. And with the remainder I guess I would ideally upgrade our cars. I’m assuming Mrs OddFather would want to invest the rest of the money to secure our future. Which is all well and good, but the future is so uncertain – what exactly are we securing? I’m more about enjoying today – in a responsible manner. But wife always wins.

Let’s assume I decide not to tell Mrs OddFather I have £785,725 sitting there. It’s hard to hide though, right? Like she’ll surely ask where the Aston Martin has come from? Maybe I’d have to buy a separate house/garage where I can store my cars and other toys. Then I’d have to live a double life. Sounds exhausting to be honest.

Why is this so difficult? Stupid random question generator making my life a living hell. And at the end of it I’m back to not having £785,725. Why, universe? WHY?

It’s a similar concept to having a genie grant 3 wishes. How much money would I wish for? Probably a bank account with unlimited funds. How would I explain that to the tax man? Either way – wish number 1: unlimited funds. Then there’s 2 more wishes. What were the rules again? You can’t make someone fall in love with you I think? So that rules out getting Emily Blunt to fall for me. Would get a bit awkward with Emily Blunt and Mrs OddFather in my life anyway.

Ok, second wish can be around a superpower of some kind. I’m going to go with telekinesis. Would allow me to become a successful footballer if I could control the ball with my mind. Although, maybe I’m too old for that now that I’m not-40. Subtle.

Last wish. Too much I haven’t wished for yet. Good health for me and my loved ones? The gift of healing? Ooo oo, last wish – an unlimited amount of wishes. Yep – I’m that guy.

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