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The Big 55



















Well, yesterday, April 28th, was my 55th birthday. Though I never knew it, 55 is a rather remarkable number.

For example fifty-five is:
The number of delegates who attended the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787
In US gallons, a common size of drum containing liquids; see 55 US gallon drum
In miles per hour, see 55 mph
In years of marriage, the emerald wedding anniversary
The code for international direct dial phone calls to Brazil
The number of European route E55 from Helsingborg, Sweden to Greece



The designation of I-55, a freeway that runs from Louisiana to Illinois


Restaurant slang for root beer

The number of Sacha Baron Cohen's character, Jean Girard, in the 2006 film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
In real life, however, it is the number of Michael Waltrip
In 1973, Spiro Agnew, resigned the Vice Presidency at age 55
Pablo Picasso completed his "Guernica" in 1937, at age 55
Pro Blend 55 Mocha Capuccino mix
55 Days at Peking starred Charlton Heston and David Niven



Britvic 55 , A soft drinks brand in the UK



And in mathematics, fifty-five is a heptagonal number, a centered nonagonal number, and a triangular number (the sum of the numbers 1 to 10) and a square pyramidal number (the sum of the squares of the integers 1 to 5).

The moon looked like this when I was born!


Here's an interestimg site, documenting April 28, 1952:

http://www.kakophone.com/kakorama/EN/birthday.php/1952/04/28



THE CELEBRATION

Some pix from the birthday lunch:







Why can't I have one of those fancy looking drinks?

Miko and Oncle Philippe

The "Happy One"



Mommy Meg


Matt and The Greying One


Ta da!






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