I often strike up my good and bad fortune to luck. Nice to think I have little control over my fate and can sit back, relax, and see what cards I'm dealt. But like Blackjack, there are ways of improving your chances. For example, I could have greatly improved my chances of not getting a parking ticket this week, if I had simply moved my car during Tuesday's street cleaning. I also could have avoided flight delays at Logan tonight if I had planned a Saturday morning departure out of Boston. Oh well....