Six Days A Week

It's 2011 by Western reckoning but it's simultaneously the Hebrew year of 5771 and the Chinese calendar year of 4709. The Romans used to have an 8-day week but changed to a 7-day week between the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The ancient Sumerians and Babylonians had a 7-day week wholly independent of the Ten Commandments. The names of the days have changed many times over the centuries. Cthulhu only knows what system aboriginal pygmies used to count the passing of the days.

What I'm trying to say is it's all bullshit. Why not a 6-day week? Why not a single, 365-day week? (Imagine the weekend!) Actually, why do we even need to break months into weeks? Why not twelve 30 day weeks?

I've heard that the average "modern" human can keep seven things in memory at one time. Are we hard-wired in some way to accept seven of anything?

Personally, I'm for a six-day week if for no other reason than to excise the vast conceit of those who think Sunday was the literal creation of some imaginary creature in the clouds. Maybe he/she/it could only keep seven things in his/her/its memory, too.

All I know is, the days come one at a time and no faster. And here comes another one.

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Anaxagoras? He was born in Greece about 500BCE and is considered by some to be the first atheist. He studied nature scientifically and thought the heavens were controlled by natural forces, not gods. Needless to say, he was a controversial figure but managed to survive to a ripe old age of 62.
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February 10, 2011: "We're going to have a relentless focus on creating jobs." - John Boehner.

Still waiting, John.

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And what is Fox News spewing lately? Lies about trade unions and National Public Radio.

If you don't watch it please request that your local cable provider remove them from your monthly bill by calling them about it at three in the morning.

=Lefty=