Flags of Our Nation (Illinois) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Illinois) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

Flags of Our Nation (Idaho) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Idaho) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

Flags of Our Nation (Hawaii) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Hawaii) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

The High Holiday

When you ask? Why of course, today! April 2nd. 4/2

All are encouraged to take the day off and celebrate.

Suggested celebrations...

• give a multiple of 42 to a charity ($4.20, $42, 420, "you pick the amout and 42 cents"; this last option is my favorite)
• eat 42 doughnuts (not suggested)
• drive 42 miles (this will take some research so that you do not go over or have to stop in the middle of nowhere do you don't go over)
• get a giant 42 tattoo on the small of your back

The possibilities are endless. It is just important to celebrate!

Jamelle Horne - F - Arizona

Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America

Defiantly sporting The Number, Jamelle Horne of the Arizona Wildcats dunks over the defenseless Seth Tarver and Josh Tarver of the Oregon State Beavers during the 2008 Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at Staples Center on March 12, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

Flags of Our Nation (Indiana) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Indiana) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

Flags of Our Nation (Iowa) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Iowa) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

Flags of Our Nation (Kansas) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover

Flags of Our Nation (Kansas) - 42 cent stamp - First Day of Issue Cover - September 2, 2008 -Washington, DC

Ryan Reid - F - Florida State

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images North America

Ryan "Big Ticket" Reid of Florida State proudly sports The Number while celebrating FSU's 80-77 win over California in the Global Sports Classic tournament championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center on November 29, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Born on October 30, 1986, Ryan is the son of Jasmine and Kenneth Mullings. After attending Boyd H. Anderson High School he chose Florida State over Florida, Miami, Georgia, Houston and Pittsburgh.

Kevin Tiggs - F - East Tennessee State

Photo by Mark Mitchell

Appalachian States’s Ryann Abraham drives against The Number which is proudly being displayed by ETSU’s Kevin Tiggs. Tiggs and ESTU buried the Mountaineers 89-70 in front of 2,520 at the Holmes Center in Boone, North Carolina on this Saturday night (12/13/08).

The 6'4" senior forward Tiggs did the most damage, scoring 31 points, including 10-of-11 from the free throw line. Tiggs hails from Flint, Michigan.

Alex Franklin - F - Siena

Photo by Al Behrman/AP

Junior Siena forward Alex Franklin proudly sports The Number as he shoots over Louisville's Samardo Samuels in the second half of a second-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 22, 2009, in Dayton, Ohio. Despite a valiant effort, Siena lost 79-72.

Dice

The total number of dots on a pair of dice is 42.

Super Bowl XLII

In all the hoopla of Super Bowl 42 +1, I seem to have forgotten to pay tribute to Super Bowl XLII where it was proven that you can't cheat your way to perfection.

Giants 17 - Cheaters 14

Pascal Pelletier - LW - Boston Bruins

Pascal Pelletier proudly sported The Number in his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins during the 2007-08 season, he was first recalled from Providence on January 16, 2008. Pelletier played in a total of six games and then on July 24, 2008, Pelletier was traded by the Bruins to the Chicago Blackhawks for Martin St. Pierre where he signed a one year contract with the Blackhawks on August 8, 2008.

Kevin Love - F - Minnesota Timberwolves

From Lake Oswego High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon to UCLA to Minnesota, Kevin Love has faithfully sported The Number at every level. Here he is shown in Washington, DC during a 2009 match up with the Wizards.