11/11/11: This is the penultimate listing of date numbers like this for the 21st century. I like these particular alignments because they work regardless of whether the date is month or day first: 11/11/11 is the same wherever it is.
This is in contrast to sequential dates, such as, 09/10/11. That date was September 10, 2011 in places like the US, but October 9, 2011 here. Not quite the global thrill, really.
I’m not superstitious or into numerology, but I find numeric sequences oddly pleasant (odd for whom, or from whose perspective, I’m not sure…). Maybe I just like a little order in an otherwise chaotic world.
I spent my 11/11/11 at a family wedding in Thames where I had truly rotten Vodafone coverage—often none at all. This meant no access to the Internet, either, and I’d planned to post a photo from Thames on that day. Oh well, as I write this it’s still 11/11/11 in Hawaii.
So, one more date like this to come, a year and a month from today. I’ll just have to look for patterns elsewhere.
Here are posts from previous years:
070707
090909
101010
My post for August 8, 2008 was pre-empted by family events.
On 080888, our house was struck by lightning. Actually, in two areas of the house. Damage was done, but luckily everything was repairable.
ReplyDeleteFearing another catastrophe on 080808, I decided to venture out to run errands a couple of days before that. I intended to stay home on that dreaded day. So on 080608, my husband and I were out and about, wrapping things up with a bite to eat at a popular buffet. On our way home, we were t-boned in a near fatal auto accident. Spending 080808 in intensive care had not been in my original plans, but that’s where I ended up. So…I think I need to be superstitious…just in case.