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My Top 5 “Lucky” Experiences

Amelia McDonell-ParryMarch 15, 2011 //

Thursday is St. Patrick’s Day and it’s got me thinking about the concept of luck. It’s a strange one. What does it mean to be lucky, to have bad luck or good luck? Is luck completely out of our hands or does luck just present us with opportunities that we can either take advantage of or not? I think I believe luck to most often be the latter (though there are certainly cases where the former applies); good or bad fortune rears its head and it’s up to the individual to make the most of it. I feel like I’ve lived a very lucky life, one I’m grateful for and have tried to make the most of. But there have been a few experiences in this life of mine that stick out as particularly lucky. Read about them after the jump, and then share your lucky experiences in the comments! Keep reading »

10 New Year’s Traditions And Superstitions

Annika HarrisDecember 31, 2010 //

Most people will bring in 2011 by watching the New Year’s countdown in Times Square, going to church or attending a party. Kissing someone hot and sexy, whether a current flame or a potential new one, is a high priority at the stroke of midnight. But there are other, lesser-known traditions. If 2010 wasn’t that great for you, maybe you should ring in the new year with the following traditions and superstitions to increase your chances of gettin’ lucky in 2011. Keep reading »

Friday’s The Big, Lucky Day For Many Couples

Catherine StrawnAugust 4, 2008 //

Friday is a big day, and not just because it’s the opening day of the Beijing Olympics. It’s 08/08/08. In Mandarin and Cantonese, the word for the number eight sounds like the word for “good fortune,” so eight is considered a lucky number. Because of this year’s triple eight, a lot of couples are hoping that if they get married on Friday, they’re marriage will work out well. Jennifer 8. Lee reports in the New York Times that China expects more weddings than usual on Friday, and in the U.S., there are 22,000 weddings registered on TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, which is four times as many as any other Friday in August. Still, nothing can beat the numbers for last year’s lucky number seven — 07/07/07, which had 70,000 online-registered weddings on those websites. However, you can’t exactly compare the two directly, as Saturday as always a way bigger day for weddings than Friday. [NY Times] Keep reading »