Friday the 13th Musings — November Edition
Back in March, I wrapped up my second Friday the 13th report with a simple prediction:
“We’ll see what November brings. Stay tuned… the calendar isn’t done with us yet.”
Well, November has arrived, and so has the third and final Friday the 13th of 2026.
Looking back, this unusual year has certainly given us plenty to talk about. February brought a surprise snow ambush that arrived fashionably late, while March delivered a hacked phone, feline sabotage, and a banking mix-up that left me standing at the grocery store with a perfectly good cart of food and a debit card that suddenly didn’t work.
November Joins the Party
With that history in mind, the obvious question is:
What has November brought?
For starters, Banner decided the printer looked like a comfortable place to sit. The result was a printer that promptly went
offline and has remained stubbornly uncooperative ever since.
Then an Amazon pre-order managed to charge the wrong account. I didn’t discover the problem until the account became overdrawn, leading to an unexpected round of detective work before I transferred funds and sorted everything out.
Just when I thought the surprises were over, a dental bill from two months ago suddenly appeared out of nowhere. A quick call to the dentist’s office confirmed that, yes, the charge was legitimate.
Apparently someone had mistakenly told me there would be no charge at the appointment.
“Oops.”
The Verdict
Looking at the evidence, 2026 has featured a late-season snowstorm, a hacked phone, cat-assisted technology failures, banking confusion, an overdraft adventure, a rogue printer, and a surprise dental bill.
Was it bad luck?
Or was it coincidence?
Was it simply life doing what life does best?
Or was it the influence of three Friday the 13ths packed into a single year?
I’ll let the readers decide.
One thing is certain: this rare three-Friday-the-13th year has provided more than enough material for blog posts. And with Banner, Balboa, and Pumpkin Spice keeping watch, there’s always the possibility that the next mystery is waiting just around the corner.
For now, we’ve reached the third and final Friday the 13th of 2026.
As for whether the calendar is finally done with us…
I’m not making any predictions. 😄
