Last night I was in “The Cooler” – the movie, not the local weather pattern (more on that later). William H. Macy plays a guy who is such a loser that his bad luck rubs off on anyone he stands next to, thus his job as a “cooler” in a Las Vegas casino. The opening bit where he walks through the casino leaving ruination at one table after another is hilarious. When he becomes involved with an attractive cocktail waitress, played by Maria Bello, his luck completely turns around – as does his ability to “cool” a table. Thus the dilemma of luck. Alec Baldwin is superb as Macy’s old-school casino boss, a vicious thug with a heart, of sorts.

It made me think of my post last week on luck, and the four tips for being lucky. “Luck is very often a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

As for the weather, the high today will be in the balmy upper 20°s F. Wednesday and Thursday this week are predicted to have highs of 8° and 10° respectively. Highs. And the weekend looks like more of the same.

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