June 21st - MOM 303

It has only occurred to me now that mom turned sideways is 303. There are upside down words that calculators create.  Here's the list HERE.  These are called numeronyms -  number-based words.   Wikipedia says: Most commonly, a numeronym is a word where a number is used to form an abbreviation (albeit not an acronym or an initialism). Pronouncing the letters and numbers may sound similar to the full word: "K9" for "canine"  (phonetically: "kay" + "nine"). Alternatively, the letters between the first and last are replaced with a number representing the number of letters omitted, such as "i18n" for "internationalization". Sometimes the last letter is also counted and omitted. These word shortenings are sometimes called alphanumeric acronyms, alphanumeric abbreviations, or numerical contractions. According to Tex Texin, the first numeronym of this kind was "S12n", the electronic mail account name given to Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) employee Jan Scherpenhuizen by a system administrator because his surname was too long to be an account name. By 1985, colleagues who found Jan's name unpronounceable often referred to him verbally as "S12n" (ess-twelve-en). The use of such numeronyms became part of DEC corporate culture. The concept of incorporating numbers into words is found in Leet-speak, where numbers are frequently substituted for orthographically similar letters (e.g. H4CK3D for HACKED). Here's a website with lots of information.   Here are the first three letters to demonstrate how complicated it can be.   But my search is for the more simple translation of mom into 303.  There are many listings for mom 303 - with websites and facebook accounts with mom303.Here's some advice:  Texting 303 or dad any time of the year would be gr8, but especially at Christmastime. Here's a surprise retrieval:  Man who weighed 639 lbs surprises his mom with 303 lb weight loss.   Today's picture is one of my garden projects this year - living wreaths - these were done at a Watering Can workshop. They are on the greenhouse doors.