Superstition is the word...
December 5th, 2006

So I'm going through the morning routine getting ready to head into work when I opt for my glasses rather than my contacts. Heading down into the garage it dawns on me that today is Tuesday...and I'm wearing glasses! Racing back upstairs in a near panic, I take them off and put my contacts instead. And why?

...because I never bowl worth a damn in my glasses, and tonight is league night.

Yes, I'm superstitious.

Stevie Wonder's early '70s hit "Superstitious" says it best over one of the coolest bass licks ever in the history of funk: "Very superstitious, nothin' more to say. Very superstitious, the devils on his way." I've never wanted to admit that I'm superstitious but apparently I am.

On my drive into work I thought through all the things I do on a daily/weekly basis that I could legitimately chalk up as a superstition. Some of the items on this list are semi-normal while others are just outright stupid.

So, without further adieu, here's the list:

• When I arrive at a building in which I need to accomplish something, I enter with my right foot first no matter what or else I feel I'll fail
• I put on and then kiss my deceased Dad's wedding ring every morning otherwise I feel like I'm not paying him the proper respect for getting to wear his ring
• Whenever I get a new stereo/iPod, the first song I play HAS to be Metallica's "Master of Puppets" (not really sure why, but this has become Ken Law)
• Before every track event I ran in high school, I had to throw up
• At every meal, I eat each individual portion separately before moving onto the next one rather than mixing it up (another "not sure why" situation)
• I cannot/refuse to fall asleep on my back because of...nevermind, long story
• Laundry HAS to be removed from the dryer once the buzzer goes off or I have to rewash and redry everything
• Socks have to be pinned together before going into the wash otherwise they will disappear into the ether
• I could write volumes about how things need to align symmetrically and I cannot rest until they do
• I can't fall asleep each night until I've replayed my entire day over again in my head for fear of forgetting something that someone may have asked me to remember

I'm sure that there are plenty more but a list of ten is a good start. What are your superstitions?

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