01/02/2010

I can't believe I missed yesterday's palindromic date.  Steve mentioned it on the way home from church today...

Speaking of today, it's Alex's birthday.  He will be pretty darn old when his birthday is a palindrome (01/03/3010).

I Do Love A Palindrome

Ah, 33, a palindromic number.

Ah, 33, the atomic weight of arsenic.

Ah, 33, as in the number of days to go....

I did, did I?

Most of the time I have to no real liking for palindromes - occaisionally they can be funny and clever, usually they are just awkward and contrived.

pal·in·drome /ˈpælɪnˌdroʊm/ –noun
1. a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.

Today I'm in love. I've avoided writing much about NYT crossword puzzle - but today I'm feeling smug and smart. Part of the smartness is offset by the fact that I thought I finished the Friday crossword, when actually it was yesterday's paper (Thursday). Oh well, it still feels good. The theme for today's (okay, yesterday's) crossword was palindromes. There were three long palindromic answers:

"Must save vast sum"
"Aerate pipet area"
"Page gawks at task wage gap"

Bring it.