With 2010 hours old, it's time to replace last year's calendars with some new ones from the supply I've been amassing for the last month or two. Every November, I start collecting new calendars from the local hardware, tire, and Asian grocery stores, as well as those that arrive without request in the mail.
I can't say exactly why, but I always enjoy the connection to the past when putting up my new date trackers. My guess is that businesses have been handing out calendars for at least a couple of hundred years, much the same as they do now. Calendars also show up in a number of older films, often spinning in tight spirals denoting a rapid reversal in elapsed time. Other times, they are a handy device to orient the viewer to an earlier time than the present.
Maybe it's nostalgia, maybe not, but my I value my relationship to things gone by, as well as an anticipation of future prospects - kind of a simple, but tangible way to get a sense of time and place. Happy New Year.
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