[ale] [OT] Date change proposal

[hscast at charter.net (Scott Castaline)]

Geoffrey wrote:
> Robert Reese~ wrote:
>>> This may seem to come out of left field (as do many of my ideas...)
>>> but I would like some feedback on a proposal to renumber the
>>> calendar year.
>> I want my 13 months of 28 days each back!  (with the remaining 1.25 days as a 
>> global holiday.)  AND I want the proper start to the new year to be on the 
>> Spring Equinox instead of just after the Winter Solstice.  Does anyone else find 
>> it deflating to start a new year in the worst part of the year?
> 
> As far as I'm concerned, it's just another day.  I've never understood 
> why people make such a big deal about a new year.
> 
An excuse to go pop the cork