Scalzi

Unlike most people, this year I have two actual and totally legit birthdays. There's my usual one, which happens next month, and then there's my birthday determined by the orbit of the asteroid named for me, which is... today! Happy Space Potato Birthday to me!

https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/04/04/today-i-am-ten-or-the-miracle-of-scalziyears/

Today I Am Ten, or, the Miracle of ScalziYears

And you say to yourself, what? Scalzi, you are not ten years old today! You are just barely a month away from being 57! The only juvenile you are is juvenile elderly! Stop being a faker, you faker!…

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Apr 4 at 4:28pmWeb
Show threadDougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)1d ago

@scalzi
Happy Space Potato Birthday to you!

Also happy almost-usual birthday!

Show threadStephen J Henstridge1d ago
@scalzi A suitable excuse to get mashed
Show threadJB1d ago
@scalzi Dance the Mashed Potato!
Show threadJohn M. Gamble1d ago

@rochesterboy @scalzi

And the Monster Mash!

Show threadtrademark22h ago
@scalzi it's not that simple, first you need to decide where the prime meridian is and then you need to determine the rate of rotation before you can match your space-birthday to the correct span of time here on earth. Hopefully the axis is not too far off from the ecliptic :)