Today is Friday the 13th. Beware! Do not walk under any ladders. Avoid black cats. Etc.
A day long regarded in Western culture as a symbol of bad luck and superstition.
Its exact origins remain uncertain.
Some blame bad luck on the 13th because 13 persons sat for dinner at the Last Supper. One of them betrayed Jesus Christ – Judas Iscariot. Friday itself is considered bad luck because Jesus died on the cross on a Friday.
The fact is the date and day have nothing to do with luck. It’s all in people’s heads. Yet it costs businesses hundreds of millions in lost travel and commerce. It also has resulted in secret societies, novels, and “Friday the 13th” franchises.
Friday the 13th is nothing more than a make believe bullshit day!
Interestingly, Friday the 13th has a technical name. A biggie: “Paraskevidekatriaphobia.” I’m impressed. I spelled it correctly the first time!
Seems like more buildings collapsing. The most recent this past week in Brooklyn. Why? Have building inspectors not been doing their jobs properly?
There is a superstitious state? Actually two. Wyoming and West Virginia. Such based on Google research. The least superstitious is Hawaii. We are ok in Florida. Of the 50 states, Florida is ranked #47.
TV’s biggest salaries are earned by Zendaya, Nicholas Cage and Selena Gomez.
Kraft Heinz has come up with a “high-protein jello.” Seems jello sales needed a boost. I’ll need to try it.
The following considered luxuries in the 1970s. Few had them. A home computer, color TV, VCR, video game consoles, touch tone phones, hi-fi systems, answering machines, instant cameras, trash compactors, water beds, blow dryers, food mixers, microwave ovens, dishwashers, ice makers, air conditioners, and a second car.
For real!
Whoopie Goldberg: “Art and life are subjective. Not everybody is gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.”
California is in trouble again. It could face 50 foot waves over the next few days.
A shame Florida did not go Democratic in the mid term elections. Too many conservative elderlies and recent retirees. This elderly is a Democrat.
Democrats already fighting over Senate leadership. Stupid! This is the time to consolidate, not fight. People expect the Democrats to get along and get things done. Correct as many Trump and Republican errors as they can.
Disgusting! Sick! The worst! An 11 month old baby in South Carolina was buried for 24 hours in a crate. Her father has been arrested.
The crate was 2 feet by 2 feet with open slats. A towel was wrapped around the crate which fortunately created an air pocket. The cold weather also helped the baby survive.
The police could hear the baby crying which caused them to dig even faster.
A humpback whale appeared in the Hudson River within New York City limits. Rarely occurs. People were excited.
Yesterday a busy one for me. A haircut, manicure and some grocery shopping.
Sleep was significant also. For the first time in two weeks. Fell asleep for 4 hours late in the afternoon and into the early evening. Then spent one hour awake. Took the new sleeping pill that had not worked the evening before at 9. Slept till 4 in the morning. Two big bursts of sleep time. I feel normal this morning.
Nurse Paige due at noon. She has helped me tremendously.
Enjoy your day!