Happy Friday the 13th!

Superstitions by James Christensen

Scary movies and superstitions aside, I'm a fan of Friday the 13th. I think it stems from the fact that when I was growing up, my friend's dad considered 13 his lucky number and as a sportscaster for a local radio station, always wore a jersey with the number 13. Secondly, my brother Shawn's birthday is January 13th so every so often, his birthday falls on Friday and heaven forbid anyone bad luck on their birthday.

I can only think of one Friday the 13th that just absolutely stunk. I honestly can't even tell you how old I was. It was either high school or college because I think I had a cruddy day at school. The only thing I truly remember though is wondering at the end of the day if Friday the 13th had anything to do it with it all. But, it must not have been too memorable because, as I said, I can't remember enough details to accurately represent the day. And that's kind of how life goes, isn't it? We have cruddy days every so often and it has nothing to do with superstition or ax wielding movie characters. And sometimes, we have absolutely amazing days, regardless of what day they fall on. And fortunately, the amazing days tend to stick out better in our memories than the bad ones. Funny how that works.

So I say, Happy Friday the 13th! This is the first of three this year--a rarity to have so many in the same year! We'd better make the best of it because if not, we have the potential for three really horrid days this year. And on top of that if the world ends in 2012.... Oh, I digress. I did say I wasn't superstitious, didn't I?

Happy Birthday Shawn!