  I'm Back... and I'm not a bit happy about it. You know you've had a good time on vacation when the whole time you're there you're either thinking how great it would be to live there or at least come back every year. Yep, Vermont was great. And, as expected, I took lots and lots of pictures. Y'all will get to see 'em, so just hold tight. 1.
Are you superstitious? Hmmmm...when I was little I had the superstition about stepping on cracks in the sidewalk - you know "step on a crack and you'll break your mother's back. " My mom already had back problems, and I did not want to be responsible for making her a paraplegic. No way. Now I become superstitious during desperate times...I especially like praying to St. Jude, the patron Saint of Hopeless Cases. Lost your keys?
Praying to St. Jude will guarantee a safe return. 2. What extremes have you heard of someone going to in the name of superstition? You hear about people who wear certain clothing for an extended period of time. There was a girl in Chicago (when the Cubs were on a streak) who would wear the same pair of underwear as long as the team was winning. The interviewer asked her what her co-workers thought of this superstition and she said they didn't care.
I can't imagine this girl had many close friends. 3. Believer or not, what's your favorite superstition? I'm with Hal, as far as "knocking on wood" goes. I don't like to talk too much about something I do or don't want to happen for fear of the jinx! 4.
Do you believe in luck? If yes, do you have a lucky number/article of clothing/ritual? Luck, fate - are these the same? I definitely believe in fate...I believe that everything happens for a reason, but we do have control over our own choices. I have rituals, but not necessarily to bring luck. For instance, I always check my door to make sure it's locked before I go to bed.
And I wake up to NPR every single morning. But I don't think any of these things make me a luckier person. 5. Do you believe in astrology? Why or why not? I once had my palm read.
It's so easy to read into all that shit and believe that what is said during a reading is unique only to you. It's easy to rationalize and think of specific things the reader must be referring to in your life. My friend got her hand read by the same person and we found out she told her some of the same stuff she told me. Moral of that story: palm reading and the like is a huge crock. But I still read my horoscope most days and find some things surprisingly accurate...I'm a Taurus (bull-headed, needs structure, loyal) through and through. 
