12-12-12

The last consecutive month/day/year for almost 89 years

Today is 12-12-12, or as the real world calls it, December 12, 2012.

But for us geeks that really look forward to number combinations like several times a day looking at the clock when it’s 11:11 or 1:11 or 10:10, this is a day that deserves to be celebrated.

Detailed number position logistics aside [ie. there is a ’20’ in front of that ’12’ for the year], this day should mean a lot to more than just us technical nuts.

12 Things About 12

1. There are 12 days of Christmas [which happens in 13 days]
2. There are 12 months in each year
3. There are 12 items in a dozen: eggs, donuts, bagels, roses
4. A 12 step program towards sobriety
5. A fellow co-worker turns 36 today, which gives him a trifecta of celebration today
6. 12 volts of power starts most consumer vehicles
7. The number 12 just missed being binary by 1
8. Many great albums have 12 songs on them
9. 12 is the last year before you become a teenager
10. Hours are divided in sets of 12
11. Today is exactly 6 years, 6 months, 6 days from June 6, 2006, or 06/06/06
12. There are 12 astrological signs on the zodiac chart, with an special nod to those born under the Aquarius sign today

So once you have celebrated 12:12:12 today, palindrome fans will also get to celebrate when the clock hits 1:21:02, making it 2012-12-12 1:21:02 [unless you woke up early at 1:21:02 and are ahead of the curve].

So go out and make today memorable. It’s unique in it’s own same numerical way. And it won’t happen for another lifetime.