Day: January 19, 2026

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A “perfect” month 👌

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… is one that is only 28 days with each weekday slotting into exactly four weeks.

In the 21st century (2001–2100), February has exactly 28 days and starts on a Sunday in the following years:

  • 2009
  • 2015
  • 2026
  • 2037
  • 2043
  • 2054
  • 2065
  • 2071
  • 2082
  • 2093
  • 2099

Frequency and Rules

This specific calendar alignment—known as a perfect month—occurs only in common years (non-leap years). It follows a repeating cycle of 6, then 6 and 11 years (e.g., 2015 + 11 = 2026; 2026 + 11 = 2037).

Leap Year Exception: Years such as 2004, 2032, 2060, and 2088 also have February 1st falling on a Sunday, but because they are leap years, February has 29 days rather than 28.

End of Century: The year 2100 is technically a common year (28 days in February) because centurial years must be divisible by 400 to be leap years. However, February 1, 2100, will fall on a Monday, not a Sunday.

Mason Temple Memphis

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Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people will get to the promised land.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his prophetic "Mountaintop" speech in this church in Memphis, Tennessee, on the eve of his assassination--April 3, 1968.

Mason Temple served as a focal point of civil rights activities in Memphis during the 1950s and 1960s. Mason Temple was built between 1940 and 1945 as the administrative and spiritual center of the Church of God in Christ, the second largest black denomination. The temple is the centerpiece of a group of six buildings that form the church's world headquarters. Mason Temple is a vast concrete building capable of seating 7,500 people on two levels. The temple, designed with simplified Art Moderne styling and detail, was constructed for regular services as well as to house the annual national convention of church representatives.

https://www.nps.gov/places/tennessee-mason-temple-memphis.htm

Zero Waste Industry.

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So much of the zero-waste movement is caught up in consumerism …

American Way

I am often appalled by the embrace of consumerism by the zero waste movement — the bamboo tooth brushes, the metal straws, the compostable and organic products — that are hallmarks of the industry movement. Rather then a focus on reducing consumption, making do with what you have, saving and investing, buying in bulk and with less packaging.