From 2be43cc479dfd4cfb621f14381330c708291e324 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christian Cleberg Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:46:20 -0500 Subject: conversion from Zola to Weblorg --- content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org (limited to 'content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org') diff --git a/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org b/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c4fd7e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2022-02-22-tuesday.org @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +#+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. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2