Happy holidays!
I'm once again engaging in my quixotic (and only half-serious) pursuit of reclaiming the phrase “happy holidays!” Shana tova and...
Archive for Time
Marcy’s birthday
Today my mother would have been sixty-seven years old. I'm not sure I can really imagine her at sixty-seven. She...
Equinox in socks
A couple of weeks ago, I was thinking "The spring equinox is coming up, but I'm sure not feeling very...
No one can hold back the dawn
An hour from now, at 9:47 a.m. California time, our sun will reach its apparent southernmost point; the subsolar point...
What time zone am I in?
Arrived at the Bozeman airport on time, turned on my iPhone, and was surprised to discover that it was after...
Equinoctial
It turns out that the machines that awoke me this morning did so a mere 15 minutes or so after...
Light is returning
Last night, I thought to myself, "Isn't it about time for the solstice?" But then I forgot to check. Fortunately,...
Futurism now! (Singularity, non-Singularity, and Rapture)
Just happened across a Vernor Vinge piece from early 2007 called "What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?", presenting three...
Spring!
Last week, I was sad to realize that I had completely failed to notice the Spring Equinox as it went...
Solstice!
I've been counting down the weeks and the days. Woke up this morning and realized that in just a bit...
Belatedly equinoctial
Meant to post a week ago to note the autumnal equinox, in the middle of the night (California time) last...
Daylight’s return
This year's winter solstice will occur at 7:22 p.m. Eastern (US) Standard Time on December 21. Which is to say,...