Solstice

Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, meaning it was the shortest day of the year.  Don’t worry, I’m not gonna go all Wiccan on you, but please do note the following…

 

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Also this, from xkcd.com – my go-to web-source for “romance, sarcasm, math, and language.”  Hey, don’t blame me – their words, not mine.

 

Middle Latitudes
Kudos to Randall Munroe for the comic

 

And just in case you were really Really REALLY wondering:

 

What does XKCD stand for?

It’s not actually an acronym. It’s just a word with no phonetic pronunciation — a treasured and carefully-guarded point in the space of four-character strings.

More about Randall Munroe here.

Happy Solstice!

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