A New Decade?

Here we go again!

Ten years ago, I listened to the yahoos on the networks talk about how we were not only ringing in a new decade, but a new millennium in 2000. Then, when the year 2001 rolled around, they unobtrusively mentioned that 2001 year was the beginning of the new decade and the new millennium.

Sheesh! What a bunch of liars!

Either they are so ignorant that they don't know when a decade begins and ends or they are so dishonest that they don't care. I, for one, believe it's the latter.

Ten years ago, a attended the midnight celebration that our local municipality presented to bring in the "new millennium." In other words, the year 2000. I knew better, but they advertised that it would be the first and last such commemoration, so I decided it might be fun...and it was. It was just wrong.

You might say, "Who cares?" Well, you should only care if you are concerned the least bit about math or the truth. Your average high school grad can barely count to ten as it is and those who presumably know something, prove that they really don't know anything. All they know is how to be part of the "in crowd."

They think it's some how cool to say that the new millennium begins with a zero. I suppose it is catchier to make merchandise the the extra zero. In other words, follow the money.

It's no wonder kids these days can't make change for a dollar without a calculator. They're taught by the media and many of they're teachers that there are nine pennies in a dime and nine years in a decade.

In other words, where is the penny that represents zero and the year that represents year zero. It goes like this: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine....ten. Ten is the last number in a group of ten and not the first number in the next group of ten.

Sheesh! I'm no Einstein and I figured that one out for myself!