Friday the 13th has typically been a good day at our house. Wayne landed a big commission on Friday the 13th and...... it's always on a Friday, so time for the fun weekend. This is the first day this year that the weather will be beautiful (77 degrees) so YEA for Friday the 13th this time around. Let's hope the luck holds. Below is info about why it's usually considered bad luck.

Both Friday and the number 13 were once closely associated with capital punishment. In British tradition, Friday was the conventional day for public hangings, and there were supposedly 13 steps leading up to the noose.

Numerologists consider 12 a "complete" number. There are 12 months in a year, 12 signs of the zodiac, 12 gods of Olympus, 12 labors of Hercules, 12 tribes of Israel, and 12 apostles of Jesus. In exceeding 12 by 1, 13's association with bad luck has to do with just being a little beyond completeness.

The fear of the number 13 is so great that more than 80 percent of high-rises lack a 13th floor, many airports skip the 13th gate, several cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue, and hospitals and hotels regularly have no room number 13.