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About 10 years ago, my boss and friend had a birthday she termed "The Palindrome Birthday". She threw a huge party at the restaurant she owned, and the only gifts she requested were palindromes or 33 of something, since she was turning 33.

My take was to send her 33 postcards, each with an independent haiku on the back that made sense not only to the picture, but to the whole 33-card story. I organized them, stamped them, walked them a half block to the post office, where the postmistress put a rubber band around them and dropped them right into my friend's P.O. box. (Everyone in our 500 person town had a P.O. box.)

I was disappointed that they weren't out of order when the mail was retrieved, since I numbered each one. I thought it would be fun to read them out of order, then in order, since the experience is different. Not to mention, I could have saved on postage and just mailed them in one envelope.

OR, I could have just hand-delivered them a block and a half down the street... but what fun would that have been?

I borrowed the cards back to look at them more than a year ago, meaning to scan them into my computer and save them electronically. Instead, I will post one everyday for the next 33 days, using my iPhone and the Dyptic app. Then, I will send the cards back to their rightful owner.

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Roses in January: 13/31 by Anna

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13/31 is a palindrome! :)

Random thoughts flitting through my head in a disjointed manner.

I get to see Toby Mac in concert tomorrow night! I wonder how long I'll have to stand in the cold outside the Mabee center.

I missed a Hillcats game tonight, but had fun at a friend's hostess party.

I got a job lead and a tip on upcoming interview at said party. :)

My dad just got a Facebook profile. O.o

I might be going to TX this weekend to see my grandmother. She's quit swallowing and won't wake up. They've set up hospice for her and they don't know how long she has. She's had advanced Alzheimer's for years. :(

Remember my post earlier about my prego cousin Erica? Well, she's in the hospital with full blown eclampsia. Hopefully Katie's lungs will grow really fast so she can hurry up and get here! I'm so excited to meet her!

Sometimes I think it would be best if all important items such as phone, iPod, keys, & wallet should be chained to my person. I misplace things so much it's not even funny.

For years I corresponded with my piano teacher, Ardath Johnson. She's been gone almost 7 years now, but I still catch myself sometimes thinking "I should put that in a letter to Miss Johnson."

I was very excited to hear that the iPhone 4 will Verizon wireless options. Hopefully breaking AT&T's monopoly will drive down the cost of data plans.

Precinct elections are barreling down the tracks toward us. This would be an excellent time to register to vote so you can participate. Oklahoma GOP's precinct meetings take place on the 11th of February.

Gmail chat is simply the best chat service out there.

I enjoy fuzzy socks.

What's going through your head tonight?

wechsler/palindrome.de_mo by steelmonkey