At the heart of much speculative fiction (and fiction in general) is a question. What if? On Tuesdays I like to throw one out there and see what you make of it. Do with it as you please. If a for-instance is not specified, feel free to interpret that instance as you wish. And if you find this becomes a novel-length answer, I'd appreciate a thank you in the acknowledgements. 😉
What if "they" decided to revamp the calendar? (By "they", I mean people who could do such a thing, tell us they did such a thing, and make it so we had to adopt it.)
I may not be around much today. It's my birthday, so I might be busy. 😄
Hi Liz - Happy Birthday day ... have a wonderful time and don't do much - except have fun with family and friends ... doing things for you ... take care and here's to many more - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteHaPpY bIrThDaY!!!! Here is hoping you have a great day. What if- well you know as well as I do that the powers that be can do things that we have to except but I am not sure screwing with our calendar is doable. Keeping in mind that it is most times HARD to teach an old dog new tricks so for mr I would FREAK!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, it took centuries to get the whole world to adopt our current calendar, so...
DeleteOh, wow. That would be so confusing. Happy Birthday! And thanks for the kind word on my blog. Those coincidences are interesting. I have another one for you. Once I became a big fan of Marilyn Manson's music, I learned the man (Brian Warner) is the same age as my first love and shares his January fifth birthday with my husband. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Too funny about the birthdays. Have you ever heard of the birthday problem--it's about the probability of finding someone with the same birthday as yours. It's not as rare as you'd think.
DeleteHappy Birthday! May you have a great day today and a fantastic year ahead!
ReplyDeleteI think it would be so confusing if they messed around with the calendar. Its confusing enough when a holiday falls in the middle of the week to remember what day it is afterward.
betty
Happy Birthday
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteIf they gave us 40 hour days, I would not complain.
Happy birthday! I hope you have lots of fun.
ReplyDeleteI say it's about time they revamped the calendar. It's too uneven and random. And don't get me started on the extra day every four years.
Whoot! Whoot! Whoot! Cheers to you, Liz!
ReplyDeleteRevamp the calendar? Sure, why not. And may they once and for all choose standard or daylight savings time.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope you have an amazing day <3
ReplyDeleteThanks.
DeleteHappy birthday!
ReplyDeleteI'd be delighted to go back to a Lunar calendar situation... if I was going to use this element in a book, it would be after China got so big they took over the world.
...bit of a horror story, probably!
Oooh, that would be interesting. Lunar calendars are a bit weird, although only probably because I'm not used to them.
DeleteI'm mulling this around, and might actually write it. How do you want your name in the credits? (I ask now because it will be a long time to completion, and I don't want to forget where I got the idea.)
DeleteI hadn't considered that. Probably Liz A. from Laws of Gravity would be good enough. Although my full name would be acceptable. Whichever way you prefer ;)
DeleteHappy birthday! I think a lot of people would cheer if they evened up the months. Let's start with February, and go from there. Whatever happened, we probably would have no choice but to adapt.
ReplyDeleteWe would. But I'm sure there'd be a huge backlash.
DeleteWell they do it with the time of day so wouldn't put it past em. lol Surely some states would rebel like they do with the time changes.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Birthday Leo Gal! I would hate it if the calendar was changed. Remember they changed the astrology signs which i think sucks and I just refuse to go the new route:) It is your birthday week so i hope you are enjoying it
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