The Luckiest Thing

That's right, today is Friday the Thirteenth.

As I've said before, I'm not really a superstitious kind of guy. Not really. But, I've known a lot of people who are. When I worked in the hotel industry, I actually had sold room 666 to someone not from a Judeo-Christian background, until a co-worker saw it and made a face. Then, I had to explain to the nice gentleman that some people found 666 to be an "unlucky" number. But, man, if I had pulled that off, it would have been legendary.
I used to assume that Friday the Thirteenth was considered unlucky due to some Biblical association. You know, something like Judas being the Thirteenth Apostle or some such. But, I've since found out that nothing could be further from the truth. As it turns out, Friday the Thirteenth is considered unlucky because of its association with the plot to suppress the Knights Templar, according to this article on GlobalPsychics.com. No, seriously! And, I quote:

The modern basis for the Friday the 13th superstition stems from Friday October the 13th, 1307. On this date, the Pope of the church in Rome in Conjunction with the King of France, carried out a secret death warrant against "the Knights Templar". The Templars were terminated as heretics, never again to hold the power that they had held for so long. There Grand Master, Jacques DeMolay, was arrested and before he was killed, was tortured and crucified. A Black Friday indeed!

So, there you have it, Friday the Thirteenth is a global conspiracy, though, for a nice twist, the Knights Templar or Freemasons aren't behind it, but, rather, the victims of it! Which I appreciate, incidentally, because I am both a Freemason and, via another Masonic body, a Knight Templar, ironically.
Personally, I usually have better luck on Friday the Thirteenth, but, then, I always have been a little out of step with the world. Oh, and if you're not buying that story, here's a link to some alternate ideas why everyone else is afraid of Friday the Thirteenth.

And, yes, I know I missed posting last week Friday, for the first time in many years.  What can I tell you?  I've been crazy busy at work and I didn't realize I had missed Friday until sometime Saturday morning.  We're moving offices, or, at least, the business unit I'm with is moving to a new location.  Which means, I've been super busy trying to get everything set up at the new location.  I'm pretty sure I have everything we really need ready to go for Monday, but, then again, I won't know for sure until we actually move and things start to go wrong.
I'll keep you posted.