Prime is a fun word. And there’s Optimus Prime, and the sports drink, Prime, there’s Prime Time, but I prefer the mathematical reference.

My dad was many things, and one of them was a math guy. He was math major in college, a math teacher for 40 years, taught math in high school, and night school too for adult education; he loved numbers.

I remember several times over the course of my childhood, him pointing out prime numbers, I think back in chuckle now. What an interesting and yet obscure thing to notice in every day: prime numbers.

41 was my number in football for a good reason. I liked it; still do! And it’s a prime number. The thirteen prime number on the number line.

13. That’s a good one too!

And I still notice prime numbers out in the wild. Because of my dad.