Humans are instinctively superstitous especially at the start of the day. "Good morning, Og. There's fresh sabertooth tiger tracks outside the cave. You might want to delay that mammoth hunt." "Caesar, I've taken the auspices. The pigeon guts tell me that the barbarians will triumph in today's battle." "Captain Smith, some nut is shouting with his arms extended form the prow of the Titanic. The crew fears that he may be summoning an iceberg." Og, Caesar, and Captain Smith should have followed those superstitions.
For most of us, we can tell it's going to be a bad day when the alarm goes off late, the shower is cold, or the coffee is full of grounds. But the morning auspices can also indicate a good day. I know I'm going to have a good day today because the dog poop said so.
My noble hound deposited a solid, perfectly-formed turd this morning. He had probably consumed mushroom from the lawn yesterday resulting in doggie diarrhea and vomiting all day long. It made for a very bad day indeed.
He seemed to recover overnight and the proof came during his morning walk around the neighborhood with that auspicious poop.
Sure, the alarm was late this morning and the song from the clock radio was by Justin Bieber. The hot water was sketchy as usual in the summer months and we need a new coffee filter. It's still going to be a great day.
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