36 Years!

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Lyn and I leave tomorrow for a 3-day trip to Palm Desert, in celebration of our 36th anniversary on Monday! Yep, THIRTY-SIX years!  Three dozen!!! It's hard to fathom that we're reaching this milestone--but very cool at the same time.  I remember a time when someone's BEING 36 seemed like they were in the throes of old age!  I'm happy to report that they have been 36 great years!

I love numbers (even though I hate math), and the number 36 is an especially cool number...so here's a little trivia I discovered:

1. 36 is a square number:  6 x 6 = 36

2. 36 is a triangular number:  1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8= 36

3. A beer barrel is 36 gallons

4. William Shakespeare wrote 36 plays

5. The probability of throwing double six on two dice is one in 36

6. The American flag had 36 stars from 1865 to 1876 - Nevada was the 36th state

7. 36 is evenly divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18

8. 36 is the number of degrees in the angle of all 5 tips in a perfect star

9. 36 multiplied by any other number ALWAYS produces a quotient whose individual digits add up to NINE.  

    i.e.  36 x 2 = 72 (7+2 = 9)

    or   36 x 36 = 1296 (1+2+9+6 = 18) (1+8 = 9)

Neat, huh?

Anyway, I've loved my great wife for 36 years, and there's nothing "trivial" about that!  Happy anniversary, Lyn!