What day is it again?

That's right everybody it that day of the year again. Yep, Friday the 13th. A day where everything that can go wrong does go wrong, or so they say.

First off let us have a moment of compassion for those out there who fear and dred this day. That's right, we like to call them Paraskevidekatriaphobics — people afflicted with a morbid, irrational fear of Friday the 13th.

And here I am thinking that sharks are the scariest thing in the world. I have been so wrong, I mean a day on the calendar is so much scarier then a living, breathing thing. How could I be so stupid.

So for you, some facts about this dark day:

Strangely, there is evidence to suggest that Friday the 13th is actually unlucky. Psychologists have found that some people are especially likely to have accidents or fall ill on Friday the 13th. This has been attributed to such people feeling a heightened state of anxiety on that day .The Stress Management Center and Phobia Institute in North Carolina estimates that in the United States alone, $800 or $900 million is lost in business each Friday the 13th because people will not fly or do business they would normally do.

In the Spanish speaking world they fear Tuesday the 13th, as they fear they bring bad luck. I can see that more, mostly because I have always loathed Tuesdays.

So enjoy this scary day because we wont have another one till April 13th, 2007.

You know...if the world makes it that long ;)