Tuesday 23 November 2010

day zero

Some things have a clearly defined beginning. Black, white, off, on; discrete. The first day at a new job. The start of a contract. The start of a story.

Others are harder to pin down, they fade in gradually or you realise they are important some time afterwards. Looking back it's not clear if there is a start or a first that you can remember. When did you start liking a band? When was the start of a love affair? When did the first leaf fall? When did hope fade? When did a trend start?

For so many things that defy analysis there is a coping strategy - we can take a best guess. If we can't say it's right or wrong, definitively, perhaps it's good enough. Call it day zero.


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