tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post8698152398072250807..comments2024-03-28T23:31:06.181-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT FRIDAY the 13th?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-67026899551952858002016-05-14T20:58:16.641-05:002016-05-14T20:58:16.641-05:00Only one? That is good news for the superstitious...Only one? That is good news for the superstitious! Each day brings what it will. It is our attitude towards those things that makes all the difference in the world, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-78561471821564117932016-05-14T17:46:34.835-05:002016-05-14T17:46:34.835-05:00Bad ju-ju? Friday the 13th has always been lucky f...Bad ju-ju? Friday the 13th has always been lucky for me. (And for those it isn't--this is the only Friday the 13th this year.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-37094423438283976162016-05-14T15:12:47.350-05:002016-05-14T15:12:47.350-05:00Midnight is a proud male but he thanks you for thi...Midnight is a proud male but he thanks you for thinking him beautiful! He thinks he is beautiful, too! :-)<br /><br />The ghosts of Mark Twain and Hemingway cater to him as they both were cat lovers.<br /><br />You turned 13 on Friday the 13th? What did the other kids think of that?Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-46655545487851828062016-05-14T15:10:14.548-05:002016-05-14T15:10:14.548-05:00Wow. The Left Coast is that superstitious? How ama...Wow. The Left Coast is that superstitious? How amazing is that? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-43922847395953979232016-05-14T03:20:47.062-05:002016-05-14T03:20:47.062-05:00Hi Roland - being born on the 13th and being 13 on...Hi Roland - being born on the 13th and being 13 on Friday 13th all help me .. and I've lived in quite a few number 13s ... but it's interesting to know about people's anxieties keep prices low ... <br /><br />Love seeing Midnight - beautiful and she reminds me of our own black cat as kids .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-79220895545613084142016-05-14T01:16:30.267-05:002016-05-14T01:16:30.267-05:00It's still friday the 13th on the left coast. ...It's still friday the 13th on the left coast. This Antelope Valley Northern L.A. County portion land, cities, is sectioned off by streets from the center point of the Valley known as Division Street. Every road is built 1/10th of a mile apart for residentials, et al. Main Streets running North and South, begin at 1st street, 2nd, so on, 1/10th a mile, until one comes to 10th Street, 20th street, East or West. Each One Mile apart. This continues beyond 300th Street east and west. Every East-West Avenue's are Alpha designated. THERE ARE NO 13TH STREETS AT ALL. <br /><br />Mojave Ned/R.Marcottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829348570714035062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-53343799443591040442016-05-13T18:11:23.244-05:002016-05-13T18:11:23.244-05:00Shadow: It is not the day but the people who inhab...Shadow: It is not the day but the people who inhabit the day that brings ill tidings, right? :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-66122483622589128352016-05-13T18:10:11.019-05:002016-05-13T18:10:11.019-05:00Midnight, my kitten, is smoky black, but he is saf...Midnight, my kitten, is smoky black, but he is safe within the inner sanctum of my apartment!<br /><br />Zika could be bad for the blood center for which I work, too, if this part of the state becomes unable to donate blood to us!<br /><br />During the Black Plague, cats were thought to be familiars of witches who were spreading the disease. Sadly, the plague was spread by fleas, and all the cats who were killed would have killed those rats. :-(Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-42819429451510863502016-05-13T14:49:41.605-05:002016-05-13T14:49:41.605-05:00I am very aware of Friday the 13th, taught to me b...I am very aware of Friday the 13th, taught to me by my father, yet can't attest to many a bad thing occurring...Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-55322086515198858092016-05-13T13:24:58.194-05:002016-05-13T13:24:58.194-05:00Black cats aren't having it so easy either. I ...Black cats aren't having it so easy either. I didn't even know it was the 13th today. One of the blessings of retirement, no alarm clocks, no dates to be aware of, unless it contains one of those inevitable doctors' appointments. Stay well, my friend, I'm mad at congress for not approving strong funding early on to fight the Zika virus. No mosquitos up here, too windy for them, but where you live, wow, it could get very serious. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-63003933532512404302016-05-13T11:02:34.348-05:002016-05-13T11:02:34.348-05:00Me either. The days pass as a blur for me! :-)Me either. The days pass as a blur for me! :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-19570832720923028352016-05-13T10:52:52.807-05:002016-05-13T10:52:52.807-05:00I didn't realize that today would be Friday 13...I didn't realize that today would be Friday 13th until a couple of days ago.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-21081387992872092642016-05-13T08:25:10.231-05:002016-05-13T08:25:10.231-05:00The only times I spent in New Orleans were when my...The only times I spent in New Orleans were when my mother was dying and days after Katrina -- great timing, right?<br /><br />I am a rare blood courier headquartered in Lake Charles, close to the Texas border and the Gulf Coast. Zika is knocking at my door!<br /><br />Good to meet you, Charles. :-)Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-15481508951731474492016-05-13T08:21:13.922-05:002016-05-13T08:21:13.922-05:00Each day life sings to us is a good day, right? Th...Each day life sings to us is a good day, right? Thanks for popping over!Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-39068253141905069422016-05-13T08:21:11.846-05:002016-05-13T08:21:11.846-05:00so you are also from Louisiana eh? Can I ask what ...so you are also from Louisiana eh? Can I ask what part? I live in the Abita Springs area and teach in New Orleans. Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-72447233369177701052016-05-13T02:14:44.109-05:002016-05-13T02:14:44.109-05:00Until I came to visit, Roland, it hadn't even ...Until I came to visit, Roland, it hadn't even clicked in my brain that today is Friday 13th. Good job I popped over :) Have a great weekend. Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.com