Happy New Year - 22 September - French Revolutionary Calendar

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https://www.wired.com/2011/09/0922revolutionary-calendar/

 

Year 226.

[Smurof]

Happy Autumn to all.

[+ Avalon]

Happy Autumn to all.

 

And Happy Spring to those who live Down Under!

[mike carey]

And Happy Spring to those who live Down Under!

Spring here officially starts on 1 September.

[+ Avalon]

Spring here officially starts on 1 September.

 

Here in the USA Summer unofficially is said to end with our three day Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is the first Monday of September.

[BabyBoomer]

Here in the U5rSA Summer unofficially is said to end with our three day Labor Day weekend. Labor Day is the first Monday of September.

 

Summer officially ends today, 09/22/18 at 9:54PM east coast time.

 

~Boomer~

[+ Avalon]

Summer officially ends today, 09/22/18 at 9:54PM east coast time.

 

~Boomer~

 

Right. But we're still going to get high temps in the 90Fs in October.

[Gadfly22]

Brumaire = frog month. Wasn't 18 Brumaire Bastille day on the revolutionary calendar? I thought I read that in "Murky Business" the Balzac novel. Balzac, BTW, is a great writer in addition to being a pun unworthy of even Dick Cavett!

[Gadfly22]

Summer officially ends today, 09/22/18 at 9:54PM east coast time.

 

~Boomer~

Anyone try balancing an egg upright? Today's the only day you're supposed to be able to do that.

Actually I think that's an old wives tale, but I did it once when I was a kid.

[+ Avalon]

Brumaire = frog month. Wasn't 18 Brumaire Bastille day on the revolutionary calendar? I thought I read that in "Murky Business" the Balzac novel. Balzac, BTW, is a great writer in addition to being a pun unworthy of even Dick Cavett!

 

Bastille Day - 14 July -is 26 Messidor

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_Calendar#Summer

 

18 Brumaire was the coup that brought Napoleon to power

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_of_18_Brumaire

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Anyone try balancing an egg upright? Today's the only day you're supposed to be able to do that.

Actually I think that's an old wives tale, but I did it once when I was a kid.

 

There is a story about Christopher Columbus and the egg

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus

[Gadfly22]

There is a story about Christopher Columbus and the egg

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus

Ha ha! This happens to me all the time at work! After I fix some problem the same people who asked for help say that the solution was "obvious". I usually reply - its always easy after someone tells you the answer. Now I will reference this story. Thanks!