12.12.12 at 12:12

Today is 12.12.12.  It is supposed to be one of the luckiest day days of the century because, not only is the date easy to remember and won’t occur again in our lifetimes but, 12 is a lucky number.  It is the largest monosyllable number and is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6.  The Babylonians based their numerical system around the number 60, a multiple of 12, because it is easy to work with.  [In case you missed it, our western number system is based in 10.]  So much of our every-day world is structured around the number 12 – there are 12 months in the year; the clock has 12 hours on it’s face; there are 12 of Zodiac signs in the western and Chinese traditions; there are 12 inches in a foot; there are 12 ribs in the human body; The Beatles released 12 studio albums; King Arthur had 12 Knights at his Round Table and Jesus had 12 apostles at his Last Supper.   Heck, we even order bagels in multiples of 12. 

Thus, because 12 is a lucky number and today’s date has 12 in it three times, today is lucky.  If you don’t believe me trust our friends in the wedding chapel business, even the Elvis impersonators of the world understand how lucky the number 12 is.  According to CNN, wedding chapels experiencing a boom in business because people want to be married on a lucky day.  The marginally clever marketing of the wedding chapel industry or and the easy to remember anniversary aside, it is sound evidence that today is lucky.

We too are going to capitalize on that luck and launch our blog . These are the chronicles of the lives of three 20-somethings in DC: the trouble we get into, how we get out of it (sometimes), and what we do if all else fails...  May the luckiness of 12 bring us good adventures and lots to blog about.

Happy reading!