National Lucky Penny Day

It’s today. It’s always May 23. It’s a day when we’re supposed to reflect on how lucky we are to have (or to find) pennies.

There’s even a website devoted to National Lucky Penny Day – http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/national_lucky_penny_day.html – where you can read all about pennies, and what you can do to observe this special day.

I have an idea. Why don’t all of you head outdoors and scour the ground looking for pennies. After all, see a penny and pick it up, and all day you’ll have good luck!

Or, do it in reverse. Go to a park or someplace else where there’s a lot of foot traffic, and plant pennies on the ground. Make sure you place them “heads up,” because that’s supposed to be luckier for the person who finds it.

I’d rather wait myself until “Lucky Quarter Day” rolls around.