Never Again Will I Tempt (Heat) Fate. I Swear!

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07/22/2011

Never Again Will I Tempt (Heat) Fate. I Swear!

Woke up this morning, lolled in my crisp cool sheets, and thanked my lucky service contract that I had working air conditioning. I was bold and confident about my good fortune, thinking, "Imagine if it failed on a day like today?" Because of routine spring maintenance I dismissed the thought as quickly as it arrived.

Sure enough, by noon the a/c was down and the indoor temp was on the rise. Fortunately a surprisingly ebullient technician arrived around 7 p.m. and headed to the roof, reporting back, "It's just a fuse. It can be fixed!!" I handed him a second glass of ice water.

What an amazing power I have, tempting fate to pull a trick in my favor -- but why doesn't it work with the lottery?

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