Friday, October 1, 2010

Fifty Numbers at Fifty


  1. 8.4: 162: 184:176: weight in pounds at birth, age twenty, age forty, and age fifty
  2. 22: 77: 77: 77: height (in inches) at birth, age twenty, age forty, and age fifty
  3. 3 to 7: broken bones (all toes)
  4. 1: concussion
  5. 1: knife wound
  6. 2: surgeries
  7. 37: years of migraine headaches
  8. 40: percent deafness in left ear
  9. 30: years of Aikido training
  10. 34: years running
  11. 13: years practicing yoga
  12. 3: years of strength training
  13. 1093: miles hiked in the Grand Canyon
  14. 5885:1,248,366: number of journal pages written, approximate number of words
  15. 1: dog
  16. ~4970: books read
  17. ~1120: movies watched
  18. 20: places lived more than one month
  19. 1: house
  20. 1: roommate
  21. 26: housemates
  22. 23: years of formal education
  23. 3: baccalaureate and post baccalaureate degrees
  24. 3.53: cumulative average GPA
  25. 8: volcanic eruptions seen and heard
  26. 2: major earthquakes felt
  27. 0: bolide impacts
  28. 23: jobs
  29. 117: college classes taught
  30. 19: research trips
  31. 1632: pages of field notes
  32. 703: rock samples  
  33. 47: scientific publications
  34. 5: 25,649: number of digital cameras, number of digital photographs
  35. 82: 153,254: essays written, number of words
  36. 1: number of books published
  37. 3:1:7: number of websites created, number of blogs, number of personal email addresses
  38. 45: states visited
  39. 7: cross country drives
  40. 15: foreign countries visited
  41. 91,000: kilometers of driving in Australia
  42. 23: overseas trips
  43. 1,134,500: number of miles flying in airplanes and helicopters
  44. 34: number of lost minutes due to time changes
  45. 40: more years of Aikido
  46. 1: marathon to run
  47. 20: new countries to visit
  48. 1: continent to visit (Antarctica)
  49. 4: new trails into Grand Canyon to hike
  50. 3: books to write


                                                                                                Scott W. Hassler                 
                                                                                                September 25, 2010