THINGS ARE LOOKING UP SINCE MY BAD LUCK CHARM DIED:

Since the death of his nagging wife, 81-year-old Keith Selix of Iowa has managed to win three large prizes in his local lotteries. “She thought I was wasting away my money,” said Selix, but now that she is gone, he believes that she is somehow helping him to cash in. His wife died in February of 2005, and since that time Selix has won three prizes totalling $82,000. (WCFCourier.com)