It Appears It Would Not Be In Wal-Mart's Best Interest To Kill Me And The Rest Of Their Customers

How much does providence have to do with chance? What are the odds -- I'm asking because I don't know -- of having my birthday, which is July 21, written or typed on a piece of paper, wadded up and stuck in a big red capsule, being drawn fifth out of 365, or 366 (considering Leap Year), other birthdays? What are the numeric odds of being drawn fifth when the cut-off point for being drafted in 1972 was sixth and above? I mean, what are the odds of cutting it that close? ... always being the loser, coming in second, never first, nearly getting the girl, but in the end ... just getting nudged out. Am I feeling sorry for myself? No, I am not. A Jewish man, a former beloved boss (though to his sons he was just dad, with baggage, like every father has), once observed in a sympathetic though blunt and direct way that I was a... [read full story]