Are You Satisfied? (The Target Question)
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The other day I gave my mom a lift to Target because she needed to re-stock those fancy little bathroom soaps that are supposed to be for “decorative purposes” only but my father ends up using anyway (”I like the smell”, is what he’d say when caught soapy handed ^_^)
Noticing the job kiosk unoccupied I decided to fill out a computer application to pass the time, after filling out the first section that asked for name, contact info, education, etc.; I was bought to the second section that asked you a series of questions designed to take a snapshot of your personality. Going through them I came across one in particular that has interested me:
“Are you satisfied with your life?”
It grabbed my attention because it was an unusual question to ask, especially in a job application. But it certainly makes for interesting blog fodder I thought.
Can’t get by without the paper? Fine. At least don’t look at the ads. Best Buy, Circuit City, CompUSA(RIP). These were the things that I looked forward to in the Sunday paper. I was not interested in the weather. The comics were nice, but those could always wait. Never mind what was going on in my neck of the woods, much less the world, the ads had to be looked at first. Sunday morning @ 9am sharp I would fetch the paper from the driveway, plop it up on the kitchen table, and proceed to dismantle the thing until I found those precious Sunday ads. 
Last week a friend of mine won $20 bucks from the lottery. This was especially sweet for her because she has been on a losing streak lately. According to her she has gone 3 weeks without winning. Now she plays the lotto twice a week, and puts down $5 each time with her regular numbers (birthdays of her kids, husband, mom and dad, etc..). So for the past 3 weeks she spent $ 30 and gotten nothing for it. When I asked her how much she usually wins she smiles and proudly tells me that she at least, wins $3 back - most of the time. This is hilarious not just because she thinks occasionally getting 3 dollars from spending 10 dollars a week constitutes a win, it’s because she works in a bank :)