Beating the Odds and the Evens
BEATING THE ODDS AND THE EVENSCHAPTER 1I always considered myself an average guy through my first thirty years. I had some bad breaks and some good ones. But since 1929 it's been like heaven on earth. Everything seems to have fallen into my lap, and most of it has been serendipity. Let me explain.I come from a small farming family in Valdosta, Georgia. I was an only child, but my folks were nice people and my childhood was normal. Things began to change shortly after I finished high school...