Caesar Calendar
A Shared Calendar
To Occupy is to be heard and respected.
Case in point: Original Love
Caesar Calendar, a cultural reference
Michal keeps making calendar wallpaper for women - is he trying to lose money?
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I was born into the Gregorian calendar. I grew up with it and for the longest time I couldn't imagine life without it. It rarely occurred to me that people can and often do use other calendars. One day I started to think critically about how the Gregorian calendar rules my days and determines how I think about history and how my life fits into it. I realized I could change it for the better. So I did.
Maintaining a calendar isn't so much of a science as it is an art. It reveals a lot about our guiding principles as a society.
Consider the fact that the world is not a perfect sphere. The Earth doesn't revolve around the Sun like clockwork. It takes 365 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 9.76 seconds - if you're going by the stars. If you're going by the seasons, it's about 20 minutes shorter on average, depending on when and for how long you look.
The Earth is wobbling. It's also speeding up and slowing down. In another 2000 years the Gregorian calendar will be off by 1 day. That may not seem like a big deal, but remember that recorded human history is already about 5,000 years old and it keeps getting older. If you're a student of history like I am, you can appreciate a calendar that stays as close to the seasons as possible, so that when you apply it to history, you can be certain of any given date's relationship to seasonal change.
I choose to use a calender that shortens the calendar year to within 3 seconds of the mean tropical year, for an average 365.2424 days a year, which allows the vernal equinox to occur every year within the same 24 hour period. I think it's elegant and beautiful to be on time. The Earth deserves it - even if it is a bit wobbly.
You may not be prepared to adopt a different calendar as long as everybody around you is still using the one Pope Gregory reformed back in the 16th century. That's okay.
I'm offering you free calendar wallpaper so you can think about how important the calendar is as an art-form, not just as a way of counting the days but as a way of organizing our culture and giving our society a direction.
If you think society is heading in the wrong direction and needs a little help, you can try to celebrate Love Your Neighbor Day as I have done - by placing it between Saturday and Sunday - and seeing how you feel. You might feel power and freedom from having broken the cycle of Monday to Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I did. It empowered me and gave me a sense of peace that continues to fuel me to this day. Maybe it can fuel you too.
2014Margo's HD Monthly Desktop Calendar, A.D. 2014 (high-definition digital wallpaper)
2014The HD Body Acceptance Monthly Poster Calendar, A.D. 2014 (high-definition digital wallpaper featuring the intelligent and graceful Margo Rijnvis)
2014Michal's Monthly Calendar Templates, A.D. 2014 (Calendar templates for web and print)
2012/2013The Body Acceptance Monthly Calendar, Transition Edition #1, a Perpetual Solar Calendar with Gregorian dates for A.D. 2012 & 2013 (featuring lunations for those years and the principal holidays and feasts of ten of the world's major religious traditions)
The Body Acceptance Monthly Calendar, Transition Edition #1, a Perpetual Solar Calendar with Gregorian dates for A.D. 2012 & 2013
featuring lunations for those years and the principal holidays and feasts of ten of the world's major religious traditions
This was my first attempt to design a calendar and I was very ambitious about it. The process inspired me to start thinking about the art of the calendar and how a new kind of calendar can help to improve our culture and our lives.
Download this monthly holiday calendar for August 2012 and 2013 with a pink background
Help End Corruption With Art
One week after arriving in Europe, I met a woman in the sauna on the ground floor of the large villa she shared with her ex-husband. Four weeks later she was sharing a small rain-soaked tent with me in Vienna, our little gas-fired stove barely capable of boiling a cup of water. It wasn't until we reached Croatia that we decided to invest in a large electric kettle. It was quite the luxury and it made me very happy.
I had grown up in America. Land of opportunity. I came of age in the booming 90s when everything was possible. She had grown up in Poland. She had come of age at a time when the Soviets were making sure that there wasn't even anything to eat in the country. I couldn't even properly translate the word "opportunity" into Polish.
6,000 miles. One car. One tent. We started learning how to listen. We started learning how to open up. We started cooperating. Even when we were angry, even when it was so difficult that it didn't seem like it would turn out well, we stuck it out. We completed the trip and we came back happy. We had beaten the devil on the road. Back home more devils were waiting to abuse us. More anger. More fear. More sadness. This time we were prepared. This time we had each other and we could harken back to the joy and the trust and the suprise that 6,000 miles had created. We could remember what it was like to live in one tent.
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FKK-Verein Donaustadt
The great thing about Acceptance calendar reform is the fact that I will never have to throw out a calendar again.
But until the world has adopted this beautiful reform, it will not enjoy the benefits of a shared calendar that incorporates the idea of peace and love into the very way we measure time.
Therefore, in order to promote reform among those still enslaved by the legacy of Rome, I will have to make a new not-so-shared calendar every year just to keep up with the absurd Gregorian system that I've already left behind.
I make these shared calendars for you.
Pronunciation of Caesar Calendar
I have yet to publish a pronunciation for the words "caesar calendar."
Video of me pronouncing "caesar calendar."
Definition of Caesar Calendar
I have yet to publish the definition of Caesar Calendar.
I'm sure it won't take too long.
References for caesar calendar
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Samples of Fiction from Death to McDonalds
Frame #123
ive got the bailpiece. barry was a little coy about giving it to me. im not sure if thats out of loyalty to his own men or to chase.
27 July, 1:52 PM
this chair is about as comfortable as a toilet seat. and i cant remember having to sit on a toilet for this long.
finally. im being sent in. barry has deigned to see me.
Samples of Fiction from The Gospel of Jesus H.
The women of Earth in those days were hysterical for hand-tinted photographs: they collected them like mad. Your maternal grandmother, Tomiko Panzer-Tank (your grandfather's second wife), who was Japanese, had the greatest collection of Japanese hand-tinted photographs in the world; her photochromes were also very impressive, but these were somewhat less highly regarded. Color prints were nice, but original hand-colored photographs were gold; daguerreotypes and calotypes were priceless - absolutely priceless - if they were painted, of course. If they weren't painted, they were merely interesting.
– Verse 15 from the chapter called Childhood
Now, in those days, there was a great passion among the elite for all things nineteenth century. In the realm of men's fashion, the tailcoat was preferred for all formal occasions, accompanied by a waistcoat, elaborate neckcloths, and close-fitting trousers (the top hat was discountenanced). Color was encouraged.
Your father dressed his top lieutenants in the national colors of Poland that day - not for any personal reasons but because the wardrobe was being provided by a right-wing Polish political party, which, having lost most of its parliamentary seats in that year's parliamentary elections, was, nevertheless, courting your father's support for its presidential candidate. Your father was saving as much money as possible for his Independent (Lower Silesian) Riflemen's Armored Brigade and its upcoming deployment to Mars, and, not having made any specific promises to the League of Polish Nuclear Families, was more than willing to allow them to outfit his men. After all, the wedding was taking place in Poland, in a Polish Church (the Sanctuary of Lichen), your mother was being married to a Pole - however disgraceful and corrupt a Pole - and therefore, there was no reason why your father, a very, very proud Pole himself, shouldn't have been wearing the old royal colors of red and white. In fact, your father took the liberty of reducing everyone's chest measurements by a small but significant margin, making sure that every single member of his party, after having trouble putting on his jacket, had appropriate posture.
Samples of Fiction from Sex for Children
Their illnesses are probably much stronger and more subtle, more insidious than a brain tumor - less fatal perhaps, but leaving a person much more insensible.
– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 1, The First Day, Part 1, Victory & Calendar Reform, Section 2, Poetics, Paragraph 6, Clauses 3-4
I have no idea what she did or did not know; I must wonder if her actions were not informed by some sort of knowledge, or at the very least, some kind of suspicion that her husband was gravely ill. The woman was just too distraught: her behavior was too erratic not to have been influenced by this kind of situation.
– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 1, The First Day, Part 1, Victory & Calendar Reform, Section 3, Wondering, Paragraph 5, Clauses 1-2
The subject of my latest vision - although I really should not call them visions: my experiences involve the entire sensual organ system. They are not limited to eyes or ears or the touch. They involve my entire organism, from the feeling of the ground underneath my feet, to the involuntary fancies of the mind's eyes.
– Title 3, Regarding a Dream, Chapter 1, The First Day, Part 1, Victory & Calendar Reform, Section 5, Inflammation of the Loins, Paragraph 1, Clauses 1-3
Samples of Fiction from Tsiga Tsiga Tsiga
Ferrari's pride was hurt. A flautist was not as prestigious as a trumpeter. At least it kept him close to the condottiero. It seemed like a safe place to be. Practicing music was better than the usual military drills. Ferrari worked while everybody else danced, but his hands were kept cool and clean. Ferrari threw himself into his new profession. He mastered the pipe and tabor, the fiffaro, and the eight-holed flaut.
– from "Italy Sucks and Has Sucked For A Long Time," an adventure story set in Renaissance Italy for all the difference it makes
Surgeons claimed Braccio would live. For three days, he lay in Caldora's tent, neither speaking nor eating, as if he were trying to die. Ferrari was brought in to cheer him up with light-hearted songs. Nothing worked. On the third day, he gave up his ghost.
– from "Italy Sucks and Has Sucked For A Long Time," an adventure story about a young man who put more than his foot in it
Ferrari, back to his senses, approached the window and rapped lightly on the frame. "Your Majesty," he whispered-his impertinence had only grown-"I would carry you up the Oxus River to Prester Miles's palace on the highest peak of the Hindu-Kush. Though I would place you before his lapis throne and feed you grapes, if I am even to carry you home to your chamber, I must ask of you one thing."
Carmina pulled the curtain. Gracefully cocking her head, she whispered, "You are a shameless young man."
– from "Italy Sucks and Has Sucked For A Long Time," an adventure story featuring the system as it still stands
Samples of Fiction from Sorry Ms. Jackson
MS. JACKSON: When were you in Fiji?
LESBIAN: Not too long ago. I stayed in a hut just like the villagers do. It was part of a hotel on a secluded beach. It was absolutely gorgeous. The island is very touristy though - more than some of the others I've been to. The dance I'm thinking of was part of the welcoming ceremony. It occurs to me that despite being technically part of Melanesia, the dances of Fiji have much in common with Polynesian dances. There's that same emphasis on the word and the use of the arms and the hands.
ALICE: Where have you seen Polynesian dances?
LESBIAN: In New Zealand.
ALICE: Is New Zealand part of Polynesia?
LESBIAN: Yes.
ALICE: I didn't even realize.
FLETCHER: You assumed they were all tropical beaches.
LESBIAN: When I was on the islands of New Guinea and New Britain, I saw some very different dancing.
MS. JACKSON: Do tell.
ALICE: No.
FLETCHER: Good. If they were, I don't know what I'd do. I think I'd die.
ALICE: It's not heaven.
FLETCHER: Are you sure?
ALICE: I'm positive.
FLETCHER: How am I supposed to know? I've never set foot beyond these waters.
ALICE: An island is not all that different from a city. Most of what you need is within walking distance. Even here, you have taxis.
FLETCHER: That's true.
ALICE: You bump into people you know. You're surrounded by strangers.
FLETCHER: We like to call them 'pirates with cameras.'
LUKE: At his place.
FLETCHER: Today?
FLETCHER: After Kokomo left.
FLETCHER: What was she doing there?
LUKE: The two of them were yabberin'. That's why we didn't get to drink much.
FLETCHER: What were they saying?
LUKE: I don't know.
FLETCHER: What did it look like?
LUKE: It looked like something shonky was goin' down. At first, Kokomo was ropeable. I thought old Grey Goose was gonna cark it. After she calmed down, she looked perfectly dismal, like she had been sprung in the act. Your old man leaned in to whisper. She kept turnin' her head to either side. She got cranky and left. That's when I asked him - by way of a mug: "What's with the girl piker?" - why didn't she stay for a drink? That's when he told me.
(GREY GOOSE enters unseen.)
MS. JACKSON: I'm afraid you haven't seen it all.
ALICE: Whatever has happened, I'm sure we'll be better for it.
GREY GOOSE: What's wrong with her? Is she sick?
MS. JACKSON: Get out.
GREY GOOSE: Calm down.
MS. JACKSON: I'll call the police.
ALICE: It's alright.
GREY GOOSE: You've lost your mind, woman.
MS. JACKSON: Where's Lesbian? What have you done?
(LUKE exits in a rush.)
FLETCHER: Lord, what I just said to You notwithstanding, I would humbly like to add that every man needs a pension - a patrimony - a weighing out of Your Love, Justice, and Mercy in tangible, quantifiable form. Just like Thursday October, who had to bring a garden of his own under cultivation before he could marry Susannah, I too am required of a small gift of Your Grace - a modest portion of your bounty - so that I can be called Man and share in Your Fatherhood.
– ACT II, lines 252-252
Samples of Fiction from Miscellaneous Dingbats
Proctor was halfway through his part of the list when the call came through. It was a third victim. Reclining on a park bench. One arm behind the head. The other placed along the leg. Deposited in broad daylight. No witnesses. A jogger called it in. Thought it was a nudist playing a prank. When Proctor arrived on the scene he noticed how livid the body was near the bottom. The job had been rushed. There was no artistry to it. Ligature marks were clearly visible around the neck.
– from "We Need To Talk," a mystery story featuring a nude model put in a weird position
A magnum condom lay on the top of the dresser. Fortunately still in its wrapper. The top drawer was ajar. I peeked inside. There was a whole box of magnums waiting for action.
"Do you leave the condoms out for all the girls to see?" I asked sardonically.
– from "A Magnum Condom," a bedtime story to teach children about sex that may or may not work
I went to see Parker. I consoled her. We talked about funny things that happened at camp. Funny kids we were glad to be rid of. She asked if I was seeing anybody. I said no. She asked if there was anybody on the horizon. I shook my head. She fell quiet. She looked sad.
– from "A Magnum Condom," a bedtime story to teach children about the physical world that may or may not work
Wall art symbolizing strength and protest
St. Sebastian was a member of the Roman Emperor's praetorian guard who had the audacity to teach Christian values while on the job. I think active duty American military men and women who don't vote or who don't publicly express a political opinion because of the uniform are either being idiotic or are being cowed by the threat of punishment from a superior. Either way, they're eunuchs. My purpose in creating the St. Sebastian Series is to put the flesh and face of the true soldier front and center. The good soldier puts his mission ahead of himself. He often ends up dead. The true soldier knows a bad mission when he sees one and he isn't afraid to say it. Saint Sebastian was not a cow, despite what clever people would have you believe. Saint Sebastian is a patron saint for all protestors who face the arrows of the mob for speaking out.
The idea behind Wordnik was to create a place on the web where you could go to find out everything you might expect from a dictionary for every word that you might expect to exist. The result is that Wordnik has compiled a corpus of billions of words and uses that data to show you a lot of sentences for every word whose usage you request to have illustrated.
Cambridge had the innovation of actually making the Advanced part of the title mean something by subsequently publishing a Cambridge Learner's Dictionary geared toward intermediate to upper-intermediate students.
First brought online in 2002, Wiktionary is the language-specific spinoff of the larger Wikipedia project. The online dictionary is notable for relying on both users to submit and edit entries as well as automated computer programs, a result of which is the fact that Wiktionary, unlike most traditional dictionaries, features separate entries for grammatical inflections of a given keyword.
The use of Sketch-Engine type software enabled the Macmillan Dictionary to emphasize collocation. A selection of 7,500 frequently used words are color coded as red and graded according to frequency. Some words are also grouped together for their prominent use in metaphorical associations, such as the words "defend," "attack," "shoot down" and "clash over" in the context of describing a fight or an argument.
It boasts entries for over 16,000 slang words, many of them featuring citations from TV shows and movies which serves to distinguish it from traditional dictionaries derived from a corpus based largely on literature, journalism or academic writing.
Hopefully the fact that all the definitions are written using only 2000 words should help. 2000 is still a lot of words and I wonder how many of them are part of the 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English that Longman highlights. Hopefully nobody from the American Heritage Dictionary is angered by my use of the word hopefully.
Albert Sydney Hornby went to Japan in 1923 to teach literature but ended up realizing that nobody there knew English well enough to make it worthwhile, so he set about creating what would eventually become the Advanced Learner's Dictionary after a long saga that involved World War II and paper rationing.
Noah Webster was born in West Hartford, Connecticut and went on to become a pioneering writer and reformer. He was a rebel, inspired no doubt by the fact that the revolutionary war was raging while he was a young student. His pa mortgaged the farm so he could go to Yale but when he was done he didn't know what to do. As is still true today, a liberal education made him shark-bait for business. He taught school for a while but the pay was low and he didn't get any respect.
For his dictionary, Samuel Johnson was paid 1,500 guineas, which nowadays would be about 370,000 dollars. It took a bunch of printers to pool their resources to make it happen because Johnson's fee was a pittance next to what they had to pay for paper. I wonder how Johnson felt about that.
It took the man about nine years to finish all the work, which, incredibly he did almost entirely by himself. The only help he got was in copying out all the quotes he had marked up in his copies of famous English works.
Explore a free digital scan of Johnson's work at the Internet Archive.
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