Shame on Ben Franklin. The man who exhibited his brilliance when he said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy," left a glaring omission on his short list of life's inevitabilities (death and taxes). Barring the former, Friday the 13th is unavoidable, and it's back again today in all its ominous glory. Here's the real bad news: This is one of three in the first seven months of 2012. That's as many as one year can have. We skated through 2011 with the minimum of one, in May - the same day the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for the Yaak River. Coincidence?/Kim Briggeman, Missoulian. More here.

Question: Are you superstitious, believing that bad luck haunts Friday the 13th, broken mirrors, black cats, etc.?