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+#+date: <2022-02-22>
+#+title: Tuesday
+#+description: 
+
+
+* 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
+   ([[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220222-tuesday/digital_font.png][view
+   the image here]]!).
+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
+   [[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2-22-22-a-collective-wedding-ceremony-at-the-state-capitol-tickets-211434605597][a
+   wedding of 222 couples at the California State Capitol in
+   Sacramento]], 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.