There are seven days of the week, wonders of the world, colors in a rainbow, points on a sheriff's star, digits in a phone number, dots on a common ladybug's back. The Egyptians had seven gods, the Phoenicians seven kabiris, the Persians seven sacred horses, the Parsees seven angels opposed by seven demons. Snow White had seven dwarves. "Lucky seven" corresponds to the number of continents and seas on the planet, articles in the U.S. Constitution, bones in a mammal's neck, and orifices on the head. We count seven deadly sins — one of which, gluttony, we will be getting into soon enough. How many astronauts in NASA's first manned space program, books in the Harry Potter series, liberal arts, and chakras? Right you are. Seven likewise represents the pH level of pure water, the number of steps Buddha walked at birth, the integer on Mickey Mantle's muscularly pinstriped back. God sanctified the seventh day. Took a breather. Rumor has it he sat down for some pancakes that were so good it put him in Seventh Heaven. Yup: It's time for... More >>>