tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post4788912239002095479..comments2024-03-26T23:23:06.905-07:00Comments on Blogger in Middle-earth: NovemberBlogger In Middle-earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-81972171014012665092009-11-11T18:07:36.775-08:002009-11-11T18:07:36.775-08:00Kia ora e Paul!
I don't know so much about th...<b>Kia ora e Paul!</b><br /><br />I don't know so much about there being a political correctness for seasonal differences, but there are certainly some guidelines we should follow for season's greetings! This is something I have been aware of for some time. Of course, it involves due consideration of religious denominations throughout the world.<br /><br />But with regard to posts on the season, I have found it easy to simply state WHERE the season is being experienced (see <a href="http://newmiddle-earth.blogspot.com/2009/06/winter-solstice.html" rel="nofollow">Winter Solstice</a>). This provides both the appropriateness of the post as well as, perhaps, some educational value, as you correctly pointed out.<br /><br /><b>Catchya later</b>Blogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-57137259106232499782009-11-11T14:59:31.930-08:002009-11-11T14:59:31.930-08:00Thanks to Web 2.0 blogging has made me ever more m...Thanks to Web 2.0 blogging has made me ever more mindful of the southern hemisphere. I may write passionately about my feelings of fall but realize that some of my readers are experiencing spring. Is there a political correctness now to being aware of the seasonal differences?Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-53247447677736717392009-11-09T14:38:31.345-08:002009-11-09T14:38:31.345-08:00LOL. My son asked if they thought that there was ...LOL. My son asked if they thought that there was 25 hours in the day during day light savings.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-69032013753137260132009-11-09T11:38:53.052-08:002009-11-09T11:38:53.052-08:00Kia ora Virginia!
Interesting that some countries...<b>Kia ora Virginia!</b><br /><br />Interesting that some countries throughout the world have chosen to start their academic calendars at the beginning of the year. It makes me wonder why others don't simply follow suit. In Britain, for instance, is would not be a big shift, but I guess that such a juggernaut would be difficult to shift.<br /><br />Problems with 'daylight saving are not unknown in New Zealand too. I recall when it first came in, people complained that the extra hour of sunshine was blistering their paintwork. :)<br /><br /><b>Tēna koe Britt!</b><br /><br />Ah! A breath of warm summer:<br /><br /><b>Not so much life as on a summer's day robs not one light seed from the feathered grass -</b><i> John Keats</i><br /><br />Can't wait till summer!<br /><br /><b>Rangimarie!</b>Blogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-88930564052227533222009-11-08T15:31:37.714-08:002009-11-08T15:31:37.714-08:00Wonderful post, my friend! It brings to mind that...Wonderful post, my friend! It brings to mind that in this global world, everything is relative...and ultimately, local!<br /><br />We enjoyed a rare warm November day today...some New Zealand effects in Richmond VA!Britt Watwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487014790973980773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-38651776598530939542009-11-08T15:23:46.653-08:002009-11-08T15:23:46.653-08:00Surprisingly, November in the US also gets me thin...Surprisingly, November in the US also gets me thinking of summer, but for a different reason. There is nothing like thinking of the warm summer in the middle of the first snow (which is a prelude to a long winter!).<br /><br />You would be surprised at how many countries, though are on a January or February to November calender. Most of Latin America, including Central America which is in the Northern Hemisphere, are on that schedule. It was difficult for me to adjust at first when I taught in Costa Rica. However, there is very little time change from summer to winter.<br /><br />When I worked on a project in Paraguay and did a joint project with Brazil, we used to have problems with the overlap in day light savings (as we say in the US) and winter or summer time. The switch over for the time change was the opposite for the US. Sometimes there was a 2 hour difference in time and other times of the year it was exactly the same time. In addition, there would be one or two weeks where there might only be a one hour difference! I didn't notice it until tonight, but now I will use your clock as I always was wondering what time it was in NZ.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.com