Rant #3,686: With a Little Luck

Oy!

Today is the day that I begin my every-Wednesday-for-the-next-couple-of-weeks coverage of meetings for work.

I am hoping the sound quality is much better than it was for that conference I covered last week, which was nesrly impossible to cover--

But I did my best.

Where there's a will, there's a way.

And there is also something called luck, and something else called skill, and with that story, I had to use a bit of both.

I heard that Dick Barnett passed away, and thus, another part of my childhood is gone.

Barnett was one of the sparkplugs of the only two NBA championship teams that the New York Knicks ever had, and after his playing career, he went back to school, eventually earning a doctorate degree.

His flashiness had a great influence on the style of Walt Frazier, and his demeanor on the court also had a great influence on Clyde.

For the basketball Hall of Famer to pass during NBA playoff time makes his story even more poignant than it already is.

"Fall back baby" will live forever, and certainly will live on in my personal memories.

And through all the hubbub that my family and I have been going through lately, I haven't forgotten that the next big day on the calendar is Mother's Day, which comes a bit early this year, on May 11.

I even know exactly what I will be getting my wife during that day.

Usually, when it comes to celebrations where my wife is the center of attention, I never know what to get her, but this year, I know precisely what she is going to get--

And it is directly related to our new apartment.

I, obviously, won't be revealing what it is to you right now, but I think it is something she is going to enjoy.

Otherwise, I am still as busy as I can be, and I think that I am going to have to skip some time here, so I can get this conference story done and in the books.

I hope to be back on Friday, but let's see how things go this time around.

I sure hope that it goes better than the last time, because listening to this meeting, and writing it all up, should not be torture.

What I need is a little luck, and maybe a leprechaun to lead me to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Yes, St. Patrick's Day is in the rear view mirror, but I need as much luck as I can get NOW.

And did you know that the "Lucky Charms" leprechaun actually has gone under three different names since the character was created in 1963?

The names are "L.C. Leprechaun," "Sir Charms" and "Lucky."

Well, I will take any of those names as my own if I can get through today and the next couple of Wednesdays unscathed.

Wish me luck.