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From: Catrike Rider <soloman@old.bikers.org>
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Subject: New years  bah humbug
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:19:26 -0500
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The simple fact is that somebody decided a long time ago that an
arbitrary time should be the designated ending of one day and the
beginning of the next. I suspect there was a group thinking session to
decide on the exact raltionship to the sun that designation should be.
Simiarly, a designated relationship with the sun was group thought to
detirmine the day to start counting days. 

Now, after many years, people still get together to celebrate those
group thinking session by unknown people, as if they were signicant of
something. 
 
As for me, a new day does not really begin until I wake up and
acknowledge it. A new year does not really begin until I acknowledge
springtime.

Yeah, I'm a bit grouchy because of being woke up by the sound of
fireworks going off. Three and a half hours of sleep is not going to
work for me, so now, when I finish my 2nd cup of coffee coffee, I'm
going back to bed.