GusToday is the pre-day to the Idus of December. 😌🗓
John CarmichaelStepping Out of the Box
Let me ask you this.Do you also think that beauty exists for somefabulous reason?And, if you have not been enchanted by this adventure—your life—what would do for you?— Mary Oliver, To Begin With, the Sweet Grass
Plotting our next adventure in a faraway place, we went out for breakfast to dance with the hopefulness of schedul
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Stepping Out of the Box - Alexandersmap
Let me ask you this.Do you also think that beauty exists for somefabulous reason?And, if you have not been enchanted by this adventure—your life—what would do for you?— Mary Oliver, To Begin With, the Sweet Grass Plotting our next adventure in a faraway place, we went out for breakfast to dance with the hopefulness of...
Infrapink (he/his/him)This famously meant that the last year of the #RomanCalendar officially lasted 445 days.
If this makes it seem like the Romans were the worst at timekeeping, that it completely intentional.
In principle, the position of #Mercedonius was supposed to switch back and forth in alternate #LeapYears, but this was never consistent. Even if it was, it would result in a mean year of 366.25 days, this giving a calendar that didn't track the #sun OR the #moon, because the #Romans were just *the worst* at timekeeping.
But wait! It gets worse!
The extra month in the #RomanCalendar was called #Mercedonius, and it *nominally* fell in the 2nd and 5th years of a five-year cycle.
Some say Februarius was shortened and Mercedonius lasted 27 days, others that Mercedonius was 23 days long and the rest of Februarius came after the end of Mercedonius, but neither is really the case. As far as the #Romans were concerned, the kalends of Mercedonius came 10 or 11 days after the ides of Februarius and that was that.
Neny the 1st 🇮🇩 of her nameSuka sama caranya Mas Tom menerangkan suatu kata yg memakai ilustrasi sejarah etimologi kata tersebut. Belum lagi logat British-nya nggak nahanin :)
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