On 30 January 2016 I celebrated my 83rd birthday, and I could say that I find myself in the prime of my life. I say this because 83 is a prime number and the 23rd prime number, too; and 23, of course, is another prime. Not only is 83 a prime number itself but it is the sum of three consecutive primes: 23 and 29 and 31, as well as of five consecutive primes -- 11, 13, 17, 19, and 23. Then, obviously, 3 and 5 are primes, too. Very felicitous! Very, very felicitous. No less happy is the fact that I can recite all the primes up to 109! Who knows, I may live on up to that number.
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