What would you do?

If you won the lottery … if you never had to worry about money ever again … what would you do?

I know that I would have to keep working. There is no way that I could spend my days rambling around the house aimlessly with no purpose. I would go completely insane. I would HAVE to keep working. I have 2 dreams ideas of what I would do with the money.

Idea #1
For some time now, I’ve thought it would be cool to own a coffee shop. Just a small little shop that also sold pastries and sandwiches (like paninis) and such. Of course, it would have to have free internet available to customers … both on computers in the coffee shop as well as wifi. And of course the coffee shop would have a kick ass website that I designed. It would also have a Twitter account … to announce specials as well as to interact with the customers. It would also have a spot for entertainment … not a band with a major sound system or anything like that. But a spot for a musician or 2 to set up and play for a couple hours once or twice a week. Maybe some other sort of entertainment as well … the kind of stuff you would expect to find in a coffee shop.

Idea #2
The other idea I have (which is more recent) is to open up a country bar … an honest to goodness honky tonk. This town doesn’t have one … hasn’t had one since the days of the original Pistol Pete’s Saloon in south Moorhead (by the Safari 7 theater). It would be the kind of bar that I wish I could hang out in. It would have a large dance floor, a big stage, couches, LOTS of stalls in the bathrooms (especially the women’s). There would be live entertainment every weekend (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). There would be both a men’s nite and a ladies’ nite. And like with the coffee shop idea, the bar would have a kick ass website and a Twitter presence.

No matter which idea I went with (I’m leaning toward #2 … I’ve spent too much time day dreaming of that one to not do it), I would ask my bestest friend in the whole wide world (Robin) if she wanted to manage the place. I can’t think of anyone better to do it. 😉

I’m curious … what would you do if you never had to work ever again?