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| "Again, time elapsed." ― Carolyn Keene, The Secret of the Old Clock |
Happy New Year!
Another year, another week, another day. Time is such an interesting thing. We use it to keep track of things as they pass, and sometimes, it's important, and sometimes, it's not. Some people can keep track of it easily, some can't. In some countries, the trains run on time. In other countries, they don't.
It has been measured using different standards by different cultures.
Well, I was going to develop this post with interesting anecdotes (Wally and Theo stories) and with scholarly and philosophical ideas about time. I was going to discuss how different cultures use time (stories about Ward's background and mine). And I was going to finish up with a quiz about time.
But you know what? That takes a lot of thinking, and I'm not in the mood to tax my brain right now. 😀 Not to mention that it's time to go drop off one of Wally and Theo's gifts that Ward made. I'll show it in another post.
So until then, I hope you are having a relaxing day and thinking about all of the great possibilities ahead in 2024.
Happy New Year, June! I hope that you will write that very interesting sounding post about time, some day, when you have some, you know, time! :D
ReplyDeleteAll the best in the year ahead!
Too funny, Bless! Happy New Year to you, too.
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ReplyDeleteI think you can go down a really weird rabbit hole when you talk about time. It's one of those concepts that is mind-blowing. When I have been to planetariums and they discuss the how long it took for the light from different stars to travel and talk about us looking at the past, my brain starts to spin. :) All to say, good choice to spend today being relaxed. You can challenge our brains another day.
My head spins the same way when I look at the stars, especially through a telescope. Thinking about what I'm actually looking at and relating it to my here and now almost makes my brain explode.
DeleteI used to be obsessed about time back in my working days. Now, I still pay attention to it if I have someplace to be, but otherwise don't look at it at all.
ReplyDeleteIt's a nice place to be in your life when you don't need to pay attention to time. However, on your ranch, I bet the sun is your clock.
DeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Danielle. Happy New Year to you, too.
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