Dear Cathy:

HAPPY 23rd ANNIVERSARY!

Fashion Rose with 23 Petals

In celebration of the 23rd anniversary
of our meeting at Foothill College
Middlefield Lab on May 8, 2000,
Truman's and your Dad's birthday,
a 23 petals Fashion Rose greets you
with Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, Verse 23,
a 23rd Anniversary celebration cake,
U.S. stamps with 23¢ denominations,
Interesting 23 Numbers & Sports #23 Uniforms

23rd Anniversary Cake celebrating 23 years of our meeting in 2000

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, Verse 23: Express yourself completely, then keep quiet. Be like the forces of nature: when it blows, there is only wind; when it rains, there is only rain; when the clouds pass, the sun shines through. If you open yourself to the Tao, you are at one with the Tao and you can embody it completely. If you open yourself to insight, you are at one with insight and you can use it completely. If you open yourself to loss, you are at one with loss and you can accept it completely. Open yourself to the Tao, then trust your natural responses; and everything will fall into place. — translated by Stephen Mitchell      Harper Perennial, New York (1994)

Lao Tzu (604 B.C.-517 B.C.) Chinese silk painting from British Museum

Interesting 23 Numbers—

23 Chromosomes in Humans

23o Tilt in Earth's Axis;

Psalms 23: "Lord is my shepherd"

Winning #23 Uniforms in Sports—

"The shot heard 'round the world" Bobby Thomson hits 3-run homer off Ralph Branca in the 9th inning as Giants beats Dodgers to win the Pennant 5-4 at Polo Grounds on October 3, 1951.

David Freese celebrates after his two-run triple with two outs in the 9th inning tied Game 6 of the 2011 World Series 7-7. He homers in the 11th inning as Cardinals win 10-9.

Michael Jordan: best to have worn uniform #23— 6 NBA championships, !0 NBA scoring titles.

U.S. Postage Stamps with 23¢ Denomination—

U.S. 2605: 23¢ Flag Presorted 1st Class (issued 9-27-1991)

U.S. 3619: 23¢ George Washington (issued 6-7-2002)

U.S. 2181: 23¢ Mary Cassatt, artist (issued 11-4-1988)

U.S. 3422: 23¢ Wilma Rudolf, athlete (issued 7-14-2004)

U.S. 2464: 23¢ Lunch Wagon 1890s (issued 4-12-1991)

U.S. 2607: 23¢ USA Presorted 1st Class (issued 10-9-1992)

May you enjoy this page, this day, and every day!

With well wishes,

Peter
5-8-2023