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+date = 2022-02-22
+title = "Tuesday"
+description = "2-22-22 || 22-2-22"
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+
+## 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.cleberg.net/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
+    [[<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.