This was the conversation as nearly as I can remember it.

Setting: A busy Monday afternoon in line at Stater Bros.

Lady with lotto ticket (butting into grocery store line while cashier is in the midst of ringing someone up. Hands her ticket to cashier): Can you check this for me?

Cashier (staring blankly at LWLT for 5 seconds, wondering why LWLT is too dumb to realize she should get in line if she wants help, takes ticket and slides into machine): It’s not a winner.

LWLT (seemingly surprised): What?

Cashier (holding out ticket, waiting for LWLT to take damn ticket, speaking more slowly this time): It’s…not…a…winner.

LWLT: Oh. (smiling asininely) Well, at least I tried!

I don’t mean to put down dumb people (a lot) in this post, but hold on a minute. At least Edison tried to make the light bulb several thousand different ways without giving up until he reached success. At least Napoleon (bless his little midget heart) tried and almost did take over all of Europe. At least the Wright Brothers tried to build an airplane for years before actually flying. AND–LEST I FORGET–at least you tried to make money in the most useless, lazy, and statistically impossible manner available. Life is made of endless opportunities which we so often fail to take. I for one am grateful to the LWLT for her inspiration. May we all do our best, even if our best sucks.

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