Archive for December 31st, 2008
So another year has passed us by. 2008 has been a pretty good year, unless you are Heather Ledger or a major shareholder in Woolworths.
Tonight sees us drift serenely, and somewhat inebriated, into 2009. But this New Years Eve is slightly different. It is different because we get to take advantage of a leap second.
The extra second we are getting this year is something to do with our orbit around the sun and other sciencey things about which I know very little. You can read more here.
More importantly however is the fact that we have been gifted an extra second in 2008, and it is our duty to use it as best we can, otherwise we might as well have let Space keep it. And you just know that Space would have wasted it.
A lot of things can be accomplished in a second at midnight. You can double your foreplay efforts, listen to James Blunts Greatest Hits, or even spend time thinking about those less fortunate than ourselves.
So how will you be making the most of your extra second?
