----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Anderson" <roda@dimensional.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list" <miata@realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 2:36 AM
Subject: Re: Final Word:New Calendar (NMC)

> What would be year 0, ad stands for the Latin anno domini which means
> "in the year of our Lord". 1 ad is the first year of our Lord, the
> period of time from His birth to his first birthday.  Of course then Dec.
25
> should be the first day of the year.


Rod

Since the "year of our Lord" actually began (according to the latest
scientific evidence) April 17, 6 BC with His birth, I think AD has lost its
original significance.  The calendar has been tweaked and changed so many
times its ridiculous.  Why not one more time?

Unfortunately, at this time there is no elegant solution to this mess we
call the Calendar.

I am evidently the only one on this list that is comfortable with the
concept of zero.  ;-)  Personally I don't have a problem with 0 AD.

However, my current suggestion (subject to a better suggestion) does not
even require a 0.  It is to arbitrarly declare He and the was born, the
calendar begins, in the year 2 BC.  Then all Three Significant mllennia
coincide.

Of course that means only one millenium party!  That alone is reason not to
change.

Ron "Party On" Wyett
'92 Pocket Rocket