IT’S BEEN THE longest January, hasn’t it? The month had the same 31 days as it always has but the fact that New Year’s Eve fell on a weekend means that we’ve had a long run of working days since then.

Or to paraphrase:

January has so far lasted 3 years. 2017 was a decade ago. Time no longer makes sense. By the time January is over I will have died of old age.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) January 26, 2018

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Or maybe you didn’t feel that at all.

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