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| author | Christian Cleberg <hello@cleberg.net> | 2023-12-02 11:23:08 -0600 |
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diff --git a/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org b/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5a3ea00 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ ++++ +date = 2022-02-22 +title = "Tuesday" +description = "Today is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 - also a ubiquitous six-digit palindrome date known as Twosday." +draft = false ++++ + +## Tuesday, Twosday + +I'm taking a break from my usual technology-related posts and writing about +something a little more enjoyable today. + +Today is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Today is 02-22-2022. Today is Twosday. + +Let's look at everything that fell in place today: + +1. Written in the `m-dd-yy` or `dd-m-yy` formats, today is 2-22-22 or 22-2-22, + which is a neat little palindrome in either format. (The last ubiquitous + six-digit palindrome was 1-11-11.) +2. Today is Tuesday, which is why everyone is using the nickname Twosday to call + out these similarities. +3. Falling on Tuesday means today is the 2nd day of the week (for most + cultures. For the US, it's the 3rd day of the week since we start on + Sunday). +4. The only culture I could find with a connection to a `2` is that some Slavic + languages derived their version of Tuesday from the Old Church Slavonic word + `въторъ`, meaning "the second." +5. Written in the classic monospaced, digital font (think of digital clocks from + the 80s/90s), there is nice symmetry to the numbers + ([view the image here](https://img.0x4b1d.org/blog/20220222-tuesday/digital_font.png)!). +6. This one isn't naturally-occurring, but it seems people around the world are + celebrating the day. For example, a group is putting together + [a wedding of 222 couples at the California State Capitol in Sacramento](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-22-22-a-collective-wedding-ceremony-at-the-state-capitol-tickets-211434605597), + concluding at exactly 2:22 PM. These couples will record their marriage dates + as 2-22-22 2:22 PM. Tickets were on sale for $222.22. |