Friday, January 23, 2009

"Sandy, Oprah Needs Your Help Monday Night!"

Yes, an actual email from Oprah in my in box. Too bad it was an ad for a book, but I am putting it here as my little brush with the Great One, something I can refer to when tims are bleak, when the cable is out, when I drink the Koolade.

If ever I resort to thievery, I think I will go through Oprah's garbage and become her, at least for a few on line purchases. Anybody got her SS#? I'd like to check what my/her monthly pay out is when I/she turn 65. Last time I looked at my own safe little pile of funds, I will be collecting almost $200 a month! Yahoo- that's what happens when you teach and don't deposit into SS, instead opting to pay the teachers retirement fund and then retiring and taking the money out to buy a chest of drawers. Then, when I resumed teaching a few years later, I didn't pay anything into retirement because I was only part time and didn't have to. Why, if I di, I betcha I would have maybe $50 more a month squirreled away. Sigh. It's too late to find a second husband now that I have passed the Cute Years and entered into the She's Clean and Makes Her Own Clothes Years.

More later when I get back from Sur la Table where I am looking for a cake pan that will actually hold the batter without collapsing. (I am not a fan of silicone baking pans, can you tell?)

2 comments :

Kay Koeper Sorensen said...

If she comes to the opening of my show tomorrow I'll ask her!
K

PaMdora said...

Well Oprah's never written me! haha
xo
pam