Good morning Portage Peeps.
I have a bit of info for you today that is sure to satisfy your deepest secret longing.
If it’s too early for you to remember what your deepest longing in – I’ll remind you.
It’s to be a billionaire.
On this date in 1995, Forbes Magazine announced Bill Gates is the richest man in world, worth $12.9 billion dollars. Raise your hand if you can relate. ………………don’t be shy now…………………..come on peeps – just slip it up real fast, no one will see………………..
Yeah – I thought so. It’s ok. I have solved the problem. Today, this very hour, you are a billionaire. At least most of you.
Are you 31 years, 8 months, 15 days, 17 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds old today? Congrats! You are a billionaire! In seconds.
Are you 25 years old? Then you too are a billionaire – in heartbeats.
Move over Bill – make room for the Portage Peeps!
Too bad we can’t cash in heartbeats for dollars, eh?
So how big is a billion? Let’s take a look in terms of things we can sort of understand!
~ If a billion kids made a human tower, they would stand up past the moon.
~ If you sat down to count from one to one billion, you would be counting for 95 years.
~ If you found a goldfish bowl large enough to hold a billion goldfish, it would be as big as a stadium.
~ A billion minutes ago, Jesus was alive.
~ A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
Why would anyone want this much money anyway? Just think of all the mini storage units you’d have to rent to hold it all!