songbird's crazy world

you remember my story about the red ribbon ?  it's supposed to ward off the evil eye.  I think I'm going to wrap Jen in a dozen red ribbons. actually, the bracelet I bought when I was into kabbala -- the silver one with the Jewish star charm and the red ribbon woven into the links -- should suffice. as if two car accidents, a cyst on her eye that came thisclose to needing surgery, horrible mosquito bites during the overnight at camp and an infestation of lice weren't bad enough.... the poor kid now has strep throat.

Are you superstitious? Do you believe that today is a good luck day or a bad luck day? I think most people engage in superstitious behavior. Like, when you spill salt you throw a pinch of it over your shoulder. do you really believe therrible things will happen if you don't? Or do you just do this out of age-old habit? Most brides wear something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. the presence or absense of these items does nto indicate the chances of the success or failure of the marriage. I put a bright red ribbon in my new car, and I pinned red ribbons to my newborn baby's undershirt. But was I really warding off the evil eye? My father, a World War II veteran, thinks Friday the 13th is a very lucky day -- because his got his discharge papers from the ARmy on a Friday the 13th. But my grandmother....she was a very superstitious lady. My grandmother would caution you to be careful about what you say.... when grandma was in her 7...