I confess.

I'm superstitious. Especially when it comes to baseball. I'm convinced that if I completely ignored the Chicago Cubs, they'd become winners. And promptly capture the long-coveted World Series. But I jinx the Cubs by remaining a steadfast fan (fanatic). The more I follow the Cubs, the more they lose. In excruciating fashion. When I halfway ignore the Cubs, by not watching games or by not checking scores until the games are safely over, the Cubs begin to win more often. The Cubs might even go through a 162-game season undefeated. That is, if I vanished from the face of Mother Earth. Yes, I jinx the Cubs. I put an unintended hex on 'em. So fellow Cubs fans, I'm the one responsible for your misery. I confess. --Jim Broede