What Luck?

<p>&nbsp;Oh me boy-o's, tis nothing akin to the luck of the Irish! The wearin' of the green and our very own four-leaf clover. And the Blarney Stone I've kissed many-a-time! I'm as old as the emerald hills themselves and I'm still livin' to tell my Irish tales.</p><p>&nbsp;Hold on there partner. I once spied somethin' shiny in the red earth. First I thought it was a bit a gold. Turns out 'twas a shiny penny, newly minted though. I scooped that coin up and dropped it into my holster; so far I never come in second on the draw! &nbsp;Just a shiny penny my Aunt Fanny.</p><p>&nbsp;Gentlemen, y'all forgettin' the power of the celestial night sky. Well, one evening while takin' the air on the veranda, I saw the first star poke itself through that dreamy, purply-pewter canvas. I wasted nary a second wishing I may and wishing I might...and sure enough my dream galloped up to my plantation that night!</p><p>Cool it people! A man makes his own luck, like I make mine. I never touch a mirror, won't walk under a ladder and black cats avoid me! I won't light up a smoke third on a match. And, for those times I feel I may be unlucky, I've got my 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world.&amp;nbsp; Then, it's me who's asking...do you feel lucky? Ah, they generally don't. That's how it's done!&nbsp; Man...end of discussion!</p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp;The moral of these words:&nbsp; Whether you rely on a a talisman, find it in the heavens or create it for yourself:&nbsp; Good or bad, luck is the stuff that makes life life.</p>