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Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 5:52 am
by Ernie
This is just for fun.
What is your mental image of the yearly calendar?
My mental image has February toward the top of a circle and August at the bottom. The calendar goes counter-clockwise.
July is a bright sunny color like noon sunlight. January is sort of black like night. March is like the beginning of the day and gets brighter through July. Then the brightness begins to dissipate through August. October is sort of like evening amount of light. November is sort of dusk-ish.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:27 am
by KingdomBuilder
A 3x4 column
Top row: Dec, Jan, Feb
2nd: March, April, May
3rd: June, July, Aug
4th: Sep, Oct, Nov
Basically, by seasons (beginning with winter)
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:15 am
by Bootstrap
I'm a command-line kind of guy ...
Code: Select all
$ cal 2018
2018
January February March
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April May June
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July August September
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
October November December
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
$
The other main image I have of the calendar comes from
counting months on my knuckles so I know how many days each month has:
Starting with your forefinger’s knuckle:
1st knuckle: Jan (31 days)
Groove: Feb (28 or 30 days)
2nd knuckle: March (31 days)
Groove: April (30 days)
3rd Knuckle: May (31 days)
Groove: June (30 days)
4th Knuckle: July (31 days)
Returning to first knuckle (the forefinger, remember–skip the thumb knuckle)
1st Knuckle: August (31 days)
Groove: September (30 days)
2nd Knuckle: October (31 days)
Groove: November (30 days)
3rd Knuckle: December (31 days)
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:25 am
by MaxPC
Ernie wrote:This is just for fun.
What is your mental image of the yearly calendar?
My mental image has February toward the top of a circle and August at the bottom. The calendar goes counter-clockwise.
July is a bright sunny color like noon sunlight. January is sort of black like night. March is like the beginning of the day and gets brighter through July. Then the brightness begins to dissipate through August. October is sort of like evening amount of light. November is sort of dusk-ish.
My image is also that of a counterclockwise circle. Each month is represented by the predominant weather and the church's liturgical calendar.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 10:29 am
by Soloist
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12
If you ask for the months... beats me. Look at a calender... its not useful information.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 12:37 pm
by lesterb
Winter is dark, in more ways than one.
Love spring and fall. More sunlight without the heat of summer or darkness of winter.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:24 pm
by RZehr
Great question!
I think of this all the time.
My image is an egg shaped oblong oval line. The fat end of the egg is on the left.
Jan 1 is the tip of the narrow end on the right and September is at the top left just ready to dive downward into October.
The progress is counter clockwise.
No color or light involved, but the top seems like it should be warmer than the bottom even thought February is included on the top.
The there is nothing but space in the center.
Years ago I shared with a friend about my mental calendar image. He laughed and said that his is a stairway. Jan 1 is the top, and each month you take a step down. Then you are at the top again the next year.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:43 pm
by Sudsy
Bootstrap wrote:I'm a command-line kind of guy ...
Code: Select all
$ cal 2018
2018
January February March
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April May June
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July August September
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 1
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
October November December
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
$
The other main image I have of the calendar comes from
counting months on my knuckles so I know how many days each month has:
Starting with your forefinger’s knuckle:
1st knuckle: Jan (31 days)
Groove: Feb (28 or 30 days)
2nd knuckle: March (31 days)
Groove: April (30 days)
3rd Knuckle: May (31 days)
Groove: June (30 days)
4th Knuckle: July (31 days)
Returning to first knuckle (the forefinger, remember–skip the thumb knuckle)
1st Knuckle: August (31 days)
Groove: September (30 days)
2nd Knuckle: October (31 days)
Groove: November (30 days)
3rd Knuckle: December (31 days)
30 days has September. All the rest I can't remember. What you have to look forward to.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:37 am
by MaxPC
Sudsy wrote:
30 days has September. All the rest I can't remember. What you have to look forward to.
That's the old rhyme we learned in elementary school:
30 days hath September,
April, June and November,
All the rest have 31,
Except February has 28 days clear
And 29 in each leap year.
Re: Mental Calendar Image
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:30 am
by Hats Off
My (mental) image of the calendar:
Ist quarter Jan - Mar - VAT due in April. T4 returns due Feb. 28. T3 and T5 due Mar. 31.
2nd quarter April -June - VAT due July; income tax returns due April 30 except for farm returns due June 15.
3rd quarter July - September Vat due October;
4th quarter Oct - Dec. VAT due Jan.
15th of every month payroll source deductions due.