Just a few numbers to throw out at you:
It’s 97 days until Christmas.
It’s 242 days until my first child graduates high school.
It has been 158 days since my mother died.
It has been 441 days since my father died.
It’s 261 days since New Year’s Day.
It has been 315 days since the 2016 election.
I’ve lived in Mississippi 7,583 days.
I’ve worked at The Clarion-Ledger 7,582 days.
I’ve been married 8,816 days.
I met my wife 9,545 days ago.
I am 18,170 days old.
It is 93 days until I turn 50.
It is up to me to seize this day.