Every now and then – usually when I’m feeling low – I’ll check my biorhythms to see if maybe that explains it. The thing is, it usually does.

There are countless websites on which to check your biorhythms; I usually go to www.facade.com and click on the biorhythm link. Sometimes I check the runes or tarot cards (I’m a pretty good tarot card reader in real life). The fun thing about that biorhythm site is checking your (or someone else’s) compatibility with another person, including a whole list of “famous people.” Apparently, Claire Forlani and I would get along famously, as would Josh Hartnett and I.

I’m not going to try to define or explain biorhythms because there are perfectly good books out there, and besides, you can always google. I don’t care whether you’re a believer or not. Let’s just pretend that we’re talking “pure entertainment value” here.

According to the facade site, there are three cycles of highs and lows that influence a person. They are: (1) Emotional – This cycle tracks the stability and positive energy of your psyche and outlook on life, as well as your capacity to empathize with and build rapport with other people; (2)Intellectual – This cycle tracks your verbal, mathematical, symbolic, and creative abilities, as well as your capacity to apply reason and analysis to the world around you; and (3) Physical – This cycle tracks your strength, health, and raw physical vitality. When you check your compatibility with another person, it will also give you a composite percentage.

One night, a friend and I sat down and checked our compatibility with various “Little House” historical figures. Caroline Ingalls and I are very compatible (97%), while Charles Ingalls and I aren’t (56%). I’m more compatible with Laura (62%) than Mary (59%).

It was a little freaky when I started checking my compatibility with other living and breathing “Little House” people that I know personally and have researched with or met at “Little House” sites in the past. There was a scarily high number of 98-100% intellectual matches! There were also a few scarily low numbers that certainly explain a thing or two about a trip or two. I’m just saying.

To check compatibility, you need to know your birth date (duh) and the birth date of the person in question. If anyone wants to see what the numbers say about you and me, I was born on April 1, 1955. If we’re 100% intellectually compatible, I’ll meet you at a “Little House” site and we’ll do some research. Emotional compatibility is always a plus. Let’s not discuss physical compatibility, shall we? (Edited to add: Okay, we can discuss it. Don’t think I haven’t checked that number between myself and a warm male body or two…. and it probably stands to reason that if “physical” means strength, etc., it might be worth knowing if you’re going to follow me when I head out hiking across Kingsbury County or something.)

Oh yeah. I now insist on separate rooms.