#635 just in case

I was at a gathering yesterday with several baseball coaches and former players.  The conversation turned to superstitions and the quirky things they did in conjunction with the game.  One pays attention to the color ink in the pen he uses to fill out the lineup card.  Another wore a cut-off sock on his pitching arm.  One spits into his glove after every pitch.  They knew of players who wore the same socks all season (without washing them!).  And on it went.  It seemed that everyone did something on the off chance it would matter.

Then someone wondered what it would be like if we had superstitious rituals in every profession as there seem to be in baseball.  The teacher would tap the marker on the white board three times before writing with it.  The office worker could rub their mouse before turning on the computer.  A nurse could stand with her feet in a specified position before drawing blood.  We had a lot of fun with the possibilities.

Maybe you can do something with this idea:  use it as an icebreaker at your next party, develop a superstition of your own to help you get in the right frame of mind to start your work day or have everyone do it in your group to create some good laughs and team bonding?

If you were to develop the equivalent of a baseball player ritual for yourself, what would it be? 

-- beth triplett
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