Arbitrarily Marking The Passage Of Time

January 1, 2017

Arbitrarily Marking The Passage Of Time

What better time of year than this time of year to take stock, make plans, and get a new calendar. If I was a better person, I would list 2,017 things, or even just write 2,017 words in this post, but I’m not a better person. I could even break down that number and do 2, 20, 1, 201, or 17 things. Each of those numbers has its problems though. 1 and 2 things in a list is too short, while 20 and 17 things is too long, and 201 things is a book, not a blog.

So I will do 7.

7 THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN SINCE THEY HAPPENED

It is 9922 days since I first watched Blackadder go over the top.

It is 9,357,120 minutes since my first ever sketch was shown on national TV.

Yesterday, I ate ten Quality Street chocolates.

It is 851 weeks and 3 days since I first did stand up comedy, and 21,000 since I last stood on stage.

It is 12,336 hours since I made my first wooden bowl.

It is four seconds since I had a sip of coffee.

And it is 2,017 years since Jesus did his first poo.

e.phemera, Piffle, Thought Vomit

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