A new year has begun and newscasters, magazine writers, bloggers, and others are all proclaiming 2010 to be the first year of the next decade with all their “best of the 00’s” lists.
Just like Web Watch had to do during the Y2K celebrations, we’re not here to put a damper on everyone’s fun, but TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE FIRST YEAR OF THE TWENTY-TEENS IS NOT 2010, BUT 2011.
Remember it like this: was there a year zero? No. There was a year 1. And that made the tenth year, year 10. But the tenth year only counts as a full year when it ends, not when it begins. Which means that the completion of the first decade was on December 31st, 10.
Sure, there are those who will bring up the dictionary definition of “decade” as any set of 10 years that begin with a year ending in zero (ie 2000-2009), but that is just counter-productive to our discussion and will be ignored for entertainment reasons.
of holiday music in the Amazon Music Store. Every day, Amazon will be placing a free song on their site for download. For example, today’s free MP3 song is “Joy to the World” by Casting Crowns. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
