Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The day the Sphinx squints

Today marks the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring.

So how do you view this date? Is it 12 hours of daylight or 12 hours of darkness?

Is your glass half-full or half-empty?

2 comments:

BF said...

why is it called the vernal equinox?

Jaunty Quicksand said...

According to dictionary.com :
vernal adj.
1) Fresh and young; youthful.
2) Of, relating to, or occurring in the spring.
3) Characteristic of or resembling spring.

Though, until today I always called it the Spring Equinox (and the other one the autumn equinox). This may be another of those things that are different on either side of the herring pond.