Time is an odd thing about which humans seem to obsess. The concept of a year was well established (even if its form was not agreed upon) well before we knew it marked the complete orbit of the sun by our planet. And it is not even accurate since we have to add a day at four year intervals to "reset" it. It might be more accurate to say 2010 begins (or began, depending on when and from where you are reading this) at noon today.
And all it really means is that we now have to remember to write "2010" on stationary and checks... something which many of us will forget to do for at least a month or more.
However, in keeping with the spirit of the event, I offer a simple puzzle...
Enjoy!
3 comments:
I hate all the people that attempt to be all deep and cynical and proclaim that New Year's Day is just another day and there is no need to celebrate anything, it's just the same old bullshit, just a different numbered patch to fertilize and spread all over (Weird simile, I admit.)
Although I can appreciate the fact that the continuum of time doesn't care about our personal lives - the arrival of another Gregorian year can serve as an effective marker at which we can reflect on ourselves in the past year. I don't know if any studies out there show that the New Year uplifts people generally, but I'm sure such a study would yield positive results!
Celebrating it is most definitely a useful societal activity. So, Happy New Year, Douglas!
Do you hate it too?
"If you're going through Hell, keep going."
Don't hate me, Michael. Celebrations are important cultural exercises. But they are arbitrary, based upon previous traditions and belief systems adapted to current ones. I find that pretty interesting. Human nature is fascinating.
I hate all the people that attempt to be all deep and cynical and proclaim that New Year's Day is just another day and there is no need to celebrate anything, it's just the same old bullshit, just a different numbered patch to fertilize and spread all over (Weird simile, I admit.)
Although I can appreciate the fact that the continuum of time doesn't care about our personal lives - the arrival of another Gregorian year can serve as an effective marker at which we can reflect on ourselves in the past year. I don't know if any studies out there show that the New Year uplifts people generally, but I'm sure such a study would yield positive results!
Celebrating it is most definitely a useful societal activity. So, Happy New Year, Douglas!
Do you hate it too?
"If you're going through Hell, keep going."
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