Chronophilia weekend

This is a weekend for the time lovers among us.  

As a black cat, not only do I not suffer from triskaidekaphobia (fear of Friday the 13th), I celebrate it. Today is the second one in as many months I have enjoyed.  Fear not,  I get one more in November.

And tomorrow, of course, is one of my favorites . . .  Pi Day.  This is no ordinary Pi Day, however.  This is a once-in-a-century Pi Day, since we are in 2015, we celebrate tomorrow as 3.14 15.  And for those true devotees, make sure to set your alarm for 9:26:53 tomorrow morning and evening, so you can celebrate  Pi out to its 9th decimal - 3.141592653.

Have a great time ;) this weekend.  I will.

Hat tip to Lingua Franca.

Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat

It's Friday the 13th

And if you are very fortunate, this Friday the 13th you will cross paths with a black cat.

But why is it some of you humans think that Friday the 13th is unlucky - a condition known at "paraskevidekatriaphobics"? (I'll have to save the derivation of that for another posting). Does it date back to Norse mythology and the banishment of the goddess Frigga (after whom Friday is named) and Frigga's revenge for that banishment? Or maybe Loki, not invited to Valhalla had his revenge?

Maybe there is a legal angle. Hammurabi’s Code, the first set of state initiated laws, omits the number 13.

I'm the one who should be worried. At one time a small town in Indiana forced all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.

So what's a cat (or human) to do? Well, you should know my answer. Find a purring black cat and then take a long nap.

Ernster, the Virtual Library Cat