I am not listening for spirit guardians. I am not into blackjack, (although I used to play the non-gambling version with my children while they were learning to add.) I do not have a wedding planned; (it's supposed to be a favored anniversary day.) Nevertheless, this picket-fence date does hold a certain fascination for me, so I thought I'd search the web and see what popped up.
#1. The Mayan apocalypse is still over a year away, so I'm not sure why it seems to be relevant in a search for today's date—maybe the pricey SEO is kicking in because this is regularly showing up near the top of lists.
#2. Egypt's antiquities authority sealed off the Great Pyramid, claiming the closure was unrelated to any 11.11.11 observance or ritual. Hardly anyone believes the official excuse of "maintenance." There are just too many rumors.
#3. The Great Blue Norther. 100 Years Ago. I was not familiar with this event by this name, but I do remember my 4th grade teacher talking about it. (It must have been a story her parents told her because even though she was pretty old when she was my teacher, she would not have been that old.) Here is what Wikipedia says:
The Great Blue Norther of 11/11/1911 was a cold snap that affected the central United States on Saturday, November 11, 1911. Many cities broke record highs early that afternoon. By nightfall, cities were dealing with single-digit temperatures on the Fahrenheit scale. This is the only day in many Midwest cities' weather bureau jurisdictions where the record highs and lows were broken for the same day.
#4. This blog lacks a strong conclusion.
