[ale] [OT] Date change proposal

[Robert Reese~]

> This may seem to come out of left field (as do many of my ideas...)
> but I would like some feedback on a proposal to renumber the
> calendar year.

I want my 13 months of 28 days each back!  (with the remaining 1.25 days as a 
global holiday.)  AND I want the proper start to the new year to be on the 
Spring Equinox instead of just after the Winter Solstice.  Does anyone else find 
it deflating to start a new year in the worst part of the year?


> The current scheme is based on an event that is controversial and
> not exactly well defined time-wise. Further is is oriented around a
> time period that is longer than a solar year. Having the year
> numbering system based on an event that is central to one religious
> culture denigrates all others.

Tell that to the Chinese.


> I would like to propose a new calendaring scheme based around an
> event that represents a human milestone achievement. Granted is
> tied to the accomplishments of a single country but it is clearly a
> global, human event.

Easy.  2009.01.20


> In 1969 of our current counting practice, humans first set foot on
> a non-terrestrial object, the Moon.

Hmmm.... that WOULD make me younger, so if 2009.01.20 is out, I'll second for 
1969.07.20

R~