From fdd80eadcc2f147d0198d94b7b908764778184a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 14:18:55 -0500 Subject: format line wrapping and fix escaped characters --- content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md | 53 +++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md b/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md index d4664cd..1ba600f 100644 --- a/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md +++ b/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.md @@ -7,36 +7,29 @@ draft = false # Tuesday, Twosday -I\'m taking a break from my usual technology-related posts and writing -about something a little more enjoyable today. +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. +Today is Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022. Today is 02-22-2022. Today is Twosday. -Let\'s look at everything that fell in place today: +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 - \[\[\]\[a - wedding of 222 couples at the California State Capitol in - Sacramento\]\], 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. +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 [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. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2