Decade Schmecade

Today is Tuesday, December 31st, 2019. 

Today marks the end of yet another year.

It also marks the end of a decade.

That last statement is in some quarters one fraught with confusion and controversy. 

Which is stupid. There is no confusion. There is nothing controversial about it. 

Today marks the end of a decade. 

OK, here's the thing. People tend to start counting things starting with 1. So by that logic, this decade began  with 2011 and will end with the 10th year after that, 2020.

Except the progression of time does not start with "one". It starts with zero.  

Think about the clock. Both hands are point up and it's 12:00. When does 12:01 get here? Sixty seconds latter. The hour does not start with 12:01, it starts with 12:00. 

The day you're born, you're not one year old. When that first extremity reaches out from your mother's womb and hits the open air for the first time, you're starting from zero.  

I could go further into this but I'm not because I'm right and if you think differently, then you're wrong.

Happy New Year and starting tomorrow, here's hoping for a Happy New Decade!