What is it about bad things coming in threes?

If bad things do come in threes Jacksonville, FL needs to watch out. They have already had the first two things. First the Matthews Bridge was taken out of commission due to a collision with a ship taking out a major structural support causing major long term roadway traffic complications and delays. Second the Jacksonville International Airport had to be evacuated due to what ended up being a false alarm suspicious package, a purported bomb, and all air traffic ground to a halt. I have no idea what the third thing might be but I think the folks in Jacksonville have had enough so I hope instead of the third thing being charmed, it bypasses them all together. I am very happy the bridge is fixable and no one was harmed in the collision. From what the engineers said the city was very lucky because the Matthews could have gone the way of London Bridge and gone tumbling down. The airport evacuation was a major headache for travelers but at best we now have a better handle on the logistics of completing an evacuation in the future. It may have been an unhappy ‘drill’ but I was really glad that the ‘device’ wasn't a viable bomb even if the parts were there. Jacksonville got lucky and dodged a bullet with both of these transportation calamities because in both cases things could have been a lot worse.

As I write this blog post I am in St. Petersburg, FL listening to the radio keeping an ear out for how the Rays are doing in their quest for a wild card spot. So far they are up by three (there’s that number again) in the sixth inning.

Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars will turn their losing streak around. It’s time because the way things are going for them, well, it can’t get much worse!