For those of you who think I’m completely strange, I offer you Square Root Day!  Yes, today, March 3, 2009 is the third in the series for this century.  Huh?  The first was January 1, 2001; the second February 2, 200abacus_s4.  Do you see the pattern?

1/1/01

2/2/04

3/3/09

There will be nine in this century with the next one in seven years – April 4, 2016.

Interesting…in the day of computers, calculators and other technological devises, we’re looking at number patterns in our calendar!  I think it’s great!  Let’s take a giant step backwards and reflect on a more simpler time.

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