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In seven days, the Mathematician's birthday will be upon us.
This is post number 932. The next comment will be number 3,197.
On this day in 1989, I was in the hospital in preterm labor. I was 27 weeks pregnant at the time. The Girl's estimated weight was 1 pound 3 ounces. Luckily she stayed put for a while longer.
I have 2,185 books cataloged (so far); compare this to the fact that I have 1,604 individuals in my family genealogy file. In that file the earliest documented ancestor was Gilles du Puy, born 1370 in Peyrins, Drôme, France. Of my female ancestors, the one who lived the longest (that I know of) is Maritje Cuddebeck, born 2 Aug 1696 in Kingston (formerly Wildwijk & Esopus), Ulster County, New York. She died in Sandyton, Sussex County, New Jersey, aged 99 years. My uncle Lou was born a hundred years ago next month, but he's long gone.
There are 6,032 paragraphs in Queen of Swords (or, if you prefer, 210,000 words). There are 3,923 paragraphs in Tied to the Tracks (106,900 words).
And now, back to work.