I Dream of Genie (Jeannie?)

When the TV sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” ran from 1965 to 1975, I watched every single show.

  • I confess I had a boyhood crush on the lovely Barbara Eden dressed in her navel exposing genie uniform; More important than my infatuation was my fantasy about having a trio of wishes granted by an entity that emerges from rubbing a decorative bottle.

Back after that I might have wished for some “quality time” with Ms! Eden, a new bicycle, or that my math professor would abruptly disapapple before an upcoming test. I still watch reruns of 1960s sitcoms, but my wish list has evolved. At first, I thought deeply about what extraordinarily rich people wish for. If you have currency plus power, then any material item is available; Selfish rich people can only wish for more currency plus power while those more benevolent can wish for world peace or a cure for a disease. Everyone will wish for great health but after that, poorer people usually wish for a most needed item love a motorcar in great condition or currency to buy a new freezer. My wish would be for a new Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C system, with great health plus a new Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C system, I would have 1 wish left. My crush on Barbara has long passed plus I’m quite happily married to a charming woman, so “quality time” with a lovely movie star is not on my list, and karaoke evening at Joe’s bar fulfills my wishes to be a star or perhaps uncover a hidden desire to inflict audible pain on people. The only wish I have left is for a free lifetime Heating, Ventilation in addition to A/C maintenance plus cleaning to keep my 2nd wish running for numerous years plus to maintain my first wish for health with fresh clean air to breathe.
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