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13 April 2018 - Do I Feel Lucky? Well, Do Ya, Punk?

Know the Forms of Canned and Frozen Vegetables

"Both canned and frozen vegetables are sold in many styles."

But who cares.

I just wrote about this subject in February 


(You also still have time to submit your opinion to the USDA)

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It's 2018 and its Friday the 13th!
So lets talk about the origin of this infamous day.

The number 13 might actually have gotten its bad reputation from Jesus Christ Himself.

Jesus plus His 12 disciples equals 13, who were all present for the Last Supper on the 13th day of Nisan or Holy Thursday. The night before His crucifixion.
Thus giving some bad mojo for the number 13.


Norse mythology also tells a tale about a dinner party for 12 of the Norse gods. A 13th uninvited guest arrived. That guest was the god of mischief Loki. He got one god to kill another god and totally ruined the dinner party.
So that event led to the number 13 being particularly unlucky for our Nordic friends.


BUT

Other countries also had a superstition of the number 13.
In some countries it is Tuesday the 13th that is considered an unlucky day, with Tuesday being under the influence of Ares, the God of War.

In Italy, it is Friday the 17th that is considered bad luck and 13 is actually a pretty lucky number.

In 1907, author Thomas William Lawson released a book titled "Friday the 13th". The story is in no way related to the 1980's slasher film. The book did help spread the idea that Friday the 13th was a very unlucky day.

Apollo 13 got some bad press before the launch and we all know how that NASA mission turned out thanks to Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton.

But really bad things happen everyday but if it happens on this particular day, for some reason we give it more attention than usual.

So there you go.
Something to ponder on this infamous day that is actually not any different than any other day.
Unless you are staying at Camp Crystal Lake.




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