[ale] [OT] Date change proposal

[Scott Castaline]

Jim Kinney wrote:
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> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Sean <drifter at oppositelock.org 
> <mailto:drifter at oppositelock.org>> wrote:
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>     On Monday 11 August 2008 06:14:59 pm Preston Boyington wrote:
>     > ok, then why not go to a 30 day x 12 month = 360 day year?  a
>     circle is
>     > 360 degrees, why not our yearly orbit? (yes, i know that our orbit
>     > around the sun is not circular)
>
>
> The fun with this is while there is a need to attach a recurring event 
> in physical reality to a recurring event in the structured calendar, 
> physical reality doesn't play nicely.
>
> For instance:
> Where do we start the year? At the apogee or perigee of earth transit 
> around the sun? Some mid-point in between? Or do we tie to a stellar 
> alignment of sun, earth and stars?
>
> Too bad our rotation period is not an integer divisor of the orbit 
> period.
>
> Perhaps since the moon has an orbital period of 28 days we could go 
> for a 13 months year and a 1 day global party and every 4 years we get 
> a 2 day party.
> (I like thanksgiving 'cause it's got lots of food and it's an excuse 
> to hang out with friends and eat. Maybe a global food day celebration. 
> Yeah.
That's pretty much how the hebrew calendar is set up. It is based on the 
moon orbit of 28 days = month 13 months =year, I'm not sure about the 
extra day that you refer to. Oh and that calendar has been going for 
over 5000 years.
> _Everyone_ makes food for 2 other people and they all sit down to eat.)
>
> Of course, poor Charles will miss it all since he hangs with the "it 
> was all a sound stage" crowd. :-)
>
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> James P. Kinney III
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