the number 48

what does this number mean… according to wikipedia:

Forty-eight is:

• the number of hours in two days, and hence also part of the title of the movies 48 Hrs. and Another 48 Hrs.
• 48 is the smallest number with exactly ten divisors.
• the code for international direct dial phone calls to Poland.
• Forty-eight is a double factorial of 6, a highly composite number. Like all other multiples of 6, it is a semiperfect number. 48 is the second 17-gonal number.
• the number of Ohio state punter Jon Thoma.
• the number of hours one has to make a film in the 48 Hour Film Project
• the number of cards in a Pinochle or Hanafuda deck.
• “48 Hours” is a TV show on CBS
• Arizonais the 48th state in the Union
• The “Continental” 48 states are also referred to as the Lower 48″ and “48 contiguous states”
• 48 is the number of chromosomes apes have.

But most importantly 48 is the number of days until we come to philadelphia for our very first phillies game!!!

we have been working for a couple of weeks on putting together a trip for the may long weekend to go to the jays-phillies series and have just finished booking all the details today (including seats for saturdays game in the first row in left field right behind the bat).  we will be travelling with 4 other sexy accomplices (rob “mystic tan” banks, mike “triceps” carpenter, colin “600$ at petco” mann, and erik “don’t get us killed in philly” kilburn) on our adventure with a tour itinerary that would make kayne jealous. 

Wednesday, May 14

-leave vancouver after work, drive to seattle, hit up chopstix

Thursday, May 15

-catch 7am flight to vegas, check into the palazzo tower at the venetian by 10:30, poolside no later than 11, hawaiian tropic on body by 11:01. 

Friday, May 16

-6am flight to chicago, bleacher seats for the 1:20 cubs vs pirates game at wrigley.

Saturday, May 17

-fly to philly mid-day, 1st row seats in left field for first ever phillies game.

Sunday, May 18

-day game at cbp, post game patron with the bat.

Monday, May 19

-fly back to seattle and drive home. 

 kayne… possible 2009 all-star

-gperih