From British author Brian Bilston (
previously)—hailed as the Laureate of Social Media for our fractious times and alternately, aptly described as the Banksy of Poets—we appreciated and could related to these verses he shares as a handy, perhaps
perennial mnemonic to recall the length of this interminable month—which rivals
other seemingly unending suspensions in time, with January concluding 7 December 2042.
synchronoptica
one year ago: Be my Valentine, Charlie Brown (with synchronopticæ) plus assorted links to revisit
thirteen years ago: Nature harnessing quantum mechanics
fourteen years ago: PIPA, SOPA, ACTA plus a visit to Suhl
fifteen years ago: code red plus uprisings in Egypt
sixteen years ago: local news
seventeen years ago: woolly memories