Thorny issues

Well, friends and fans, that fickle Lady LUCK has been up to her usual tricks lately, so much so that we decided she deserved a thorny issue of her very own. You never know who this unpredictable lass is going to smile on, so even you non-believers would do well to indulge her whims. Nothing ventured, nothing gained – so let’s roll them bones and hope for the best! 

“I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?” — Jean Cocteau