Happy 7 10 12 to you!

Numbers are important in our lives. Today’s date, birthdays, anniversaries and other memorable occasions all have associated numbers that become significant to us and cause us to reflect when we see those digits or digital combinations. Many of us have lucky numbers for dates, times and good happenings that we remember.

There are many theories about lucky numbers, mathematical series manipulations and analyses of past, present and future occurrences and thoughts. But, I think most lucky numbers are numbers we like for some reason personal to us, and I think that is the way it should be. So, thank you Eratosthenes, Dante and the rest of you great thinkers, writers and expounders, but I think I will stay with my own number.

717. It was a test score. I remember the day I took the examination. It was a crisp saturday morning with a clear blue fall sky. After I finished the test, I jumped into a car full of friends for a drive to a football weekend in another town. I felt good about that test, which wasn’t always the case; and when the results came in, I felt even better. So, now when I see 7, 17 or 717, I smile and think things are looking pretty good. Oh, by the way, in the rush to take the exam, I forgot my luggage for that football weekend; but it was still a great weekend and it is a great number and numbers.

There are numbers in the next Mary story, and one you will recognize from the last. The new story will post on 7 13 12. So get ready for 7 13 and “Mary and the . . . .” Oops, I almost forgot, I can’t tell you the name of the story until Friday, lucky Friday the 13th.

Keep counting, tracking and remembering each day — they’re all great,

Grandpa Jim