RaceTrac : 69

Out at kiss and ride today I found a RaceTrac lighter.

It fell out of a car.

A little thing I do these days is add up all the letters.

There are 26 letters in our alphabet, and each letter has a number.

When I added up the letters in RaceTrac I arrived at 69.

All sorts of images came into my mind.

When I push a six (6) and nine (9) together, they sort of

Look like a figure 8. This reminds me of a race track.

Then I visualized a figure eight in 3-D space,

And I was reminded of a Mobius strip.

The lighter has a bar code on its back. Its numbers are:

9158500700. If you add up all these numbers, not counting zeros,

You arrive at thirty-five. (28 (00) + 7 (00) = 35; and 3 + 5 = 8).

I can assure you I never used to be like this.

This eternal race track can be a blessing or a curse.

With no finish line, the winners and losers are all the same.

I have learned to put the race aside, and focus on

The people in my life. They are my reward.

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Katherine J Krein

My name is Katherine J. Krein. I lost my father in June of 2013, and then I lost my mother in November of the same year. After they both died I went through a mind-warping number obsession that has taken me years to control. This is my story. It is now 2025. I still use this site to post some poems and thoughts. My obsession has faded, however, I still notice the numbers. Faith, hope, and love is what guides me now.

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