Odds Are

Roll the dice; it’s a crap shoot some say.

Or pick a number, red or black. On which

will the ball of the roulette wheel fall?

Take a straw, long or short, win or lose

is determined by the luck of the draw.

Tap your cards. Hit me you say. Life is a

game of chance to be played. Dealt a

bad hand? Cut your losses and walk

away. There’s always tomorrow, both

the optimist and addict will claim.

The Midwestern farmer looks around,

bends down to the ground, picks up a

handful of dust, and tosses it into the

air to know from which direction the

4-winds blow.

He can pretty much tell a good day to

plant or harvest from the bad. A keen eye

toward the sky, and with a high degree of

probability he will say— Likely there’s a

95% chance we’re in for some rain today.

Chris Hanch 10-11-18