11/17/99

My friends--

As we all get ready for the new millennium, I think it's important that we note the passing of an era: the era of oddity. This Friday will be the last odd day for more than a thousand years. We have had odd days frequently throughout my lifetime and I've come to appreciate them, for is it not the odd that makes us appreciate the common?

For those of you who think I'm off my rocker*, an odd day is one where all of the digits in the date are odd (not divisible by two). This Friday, 11/19/1999 is the last odd day until 1/1/3111.

We are entering an era of even-ness. Starting with February 2, 2000, we will have frequent even days. This will be a new experience for all of us, as the last even day was August 28, 888, a day I can't remember very clearly.

I hope all of you will join me on the last odd second of the current Millennium-- 11:59:59 PM, this Friday-- in wishing a fond goodbye to odd days.

David

* you're probably right.