Everything Changes—First Day of Spring, Dishware Patterns, Favorite Perfume
So what's the life-lesson to be learned? Eat Hostess CupCakes while you can.
March 21 is a nice enough day, as far as this year's 366 go. It used to be known as the first day of spring. But due to some scientific mumbo jumbo, spring's official arrival date has changed. The Farmer’s Almanac explains that the earth’s elliptical orbit is changing its orientation, which causes the earth’s axis to constantly point in a different direction. Since the seasons are defined as beginning at strict 90-degree intervals, these positional changes affect the time the earth reaches each 90-degree location in its orbit around the sun. The pull of gravity from the other planets also affects the earth's orbit. Bottom line: Spring 2012 arrived at 2:14 a.m. CDT March 20. But you can still say March 21 is the first full day of spring. It…
Bill Johnson
10:38 am on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Happy Birthday, Kathy. I turn 61 on April 3rd. You brought back some fond memories (I worked in the typewriter industry for 24 years), and the sense of loss over products discontinued. Keep up the good writing as you work towards 62, I'll try and save you a cupcake or two. more ›