Update. I just talked to my daughter. She doesn’t have the same fixation about numbers I do. Hers is different. She sets her thermostat on prime numbers.
Texas
Sometimes cows are just cows. And sometimes they’re this.
Beach
While we were in Texas, the laughing gulls had time to go from their winter plumage to their spring plumage.
Computers
Weee’re baaack! Computer meltdown. Got a new one. In the meantime, we’ve moved from Arizona to Santa Fe, done a job there, and headed back up to the front-range. We’re parked at Dakota Ridge in Golden for a week. We have some medical and dental stuff to do, and it’s time for me to finish off last year’s company bookkeeping and maybe even do a tax return.
Numbers
I’ve been thinking about numbers. You might not think that unusual, what with me being an accountant, but it is. Usually, when I think about numbers, I’m thinking about what they represent, not the actual numbers themselves. Thinking about it now, though, I realize I have favorite numbers, and numbers that are clearly not in favor. I like even numbers. I like numbers to be divisible by two. If they’re divisible by five, even better. Divisible by both is the best. I discovered this while driving. The cruise control has a digital readout. I don’t have to look at it while I’m driving. I can leave the monitor set on another screen. But if I look at the readout, I find myself wanting it set on an even number, a whole number. I don’t want it set on 60.5, I want it set on 60. I’ll set it on 62, but not 61. Even numbers, or divisible by 5. Now that I recognize the trend, I notice it in other endeavors, like setting the digital thermostat. I’ll set it on 70 or 72, but no way I’ll set it on 71. I don’t know why these numbers matter, they just do.