Days, months, and years reflect immutable natural periodicities over which humans have no control.
Weeks, on the other hand, are cultural artifacts and subject to
change. So here's my idea: Eliminate Wednesdays. The resulting 6 day
week would have many advantages. Obviously, you'd get a 4-day
workweek, plus reduced unemployment to make up for those lost hours,
plus every month could have exactly 5 weeks for a uniform 30 days.
That's 360 days. Then the day after Mardi Gras, 5 Ash Wednesdays in a
row The extra day every 4 years could be named Dave. Because I
thought of it.
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I enjoy reading your 100 word rants in Funny Times and "Next week: The decimal hour" caused me to seek your blog.
I thought you would be intrigued to know a big U.S. Company did use a standardized calendar; check out http://www.citylab.com/work/2014/12/the-world-almost-had-a-13-month-calendar/383610/.
And the decimal hour is nothing new, I have worked for companies with mechanical and electronic time clocks that do use a decimal hour, divided into 100 units instead of 60 minutes. It's hell on those of us who depend on a full 60 seconds to be able to clock in.
Keep ranting!
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