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But the crystal ball sure is pretty!
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| Posted by: Emory Schley |
4/29/2007 5:52 AM |
I have a little crystal ball, a small globe that’s as clear as fresh spring water. It’s a cute little thing, but although I can find no fault with its structure, it STILL doesn’t seem to work very well.
As I understand the process, a crystal ball is supposed to allow you to glimpse, at least briefly, into the future, and thereby to ascertain whatever the Fates may have in store. This has always seemed like a pretty decent idea to me, and one that I would love to put to work. However, this pretty little doo-dad, despite its rather elegant good looks, just seems to fail miserably at its intended purpose. It just never has been able to give me one of those much sought-after glimpses into the future.
I’ve always been somewhat of a math-phobic type of guy. I don’t really have any more problems with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division than anyone else, it’s just that I’d rather avoid such pursuits as much as is humanly possible during my time here on Earth. Decades ago, a wondrous invention hit the stores which proved to be absolutely ideal for a person like me. It was called a calculator. I remember the first one I ever saw, back in the early 1970s. It was a four-function model meaning it could do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division only. And its cost was in the $400 range.
I really wanted one of those little gems, but the enormous price was just way out-of-sight. A few years later, the prices begin dropping little by little, and calculators sprouted a few extra functions to go along with their lowering prices.
One day, still in the ‘70s, my wife and I stepped into the Sears store, in the now defunct Searstown Plaza. As we walked into the interior of the store, my eyes spied a table burgeoning with calculators, and a big sign proclaiming “Only $99.99!” and I thought for a moment my heart had stopped! “Look,” I shouted excitedly to my wife, “they’re only a hundred bucks! We’re gonna get one of these, because we’ll NEVER find them this cheap again!”
So we did. We paid $100 plus tax for a four-function calculator to help keep the checkbook’s register straight.
Even today, the hair raises up on the back of my neck when I’m in Wal-Mart and walk past a calculator that sells for $2... Ouch!
Anyone wanna buy a crystal ball? It’s not very accurate, but it sure is pretty! |
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Re: But the crystal ball sure is pretty! |
By Tommy F Thompson on
4/28/2007 5:21 AM |
Sly,
I hate to admit this, but I did the same and paid the identical price for one at J.C. Penny's. However, I didn't have the luxury of having paid for the crystal ball. The only problem is that I had no better luck balancing my checkbook. For that, I guess I needed a CPA. |
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