212 Equaling 100, revisted

Back in June, 2007, I wrote a bit (a long bit) about the imperial vs metric systems of measurement. Apparently I'm not the only thinking about this of late. Apparently not everyone agrees that a line several hundred meters long is in the best taste. http://rhetorica.net/archives/7822.html

January 1, 2010 is long gone, but I still see internationally marketed products with both imperial and metric demarcations. I was in Rome in early January, and there was no rush to dispose of imperial measure-bearing anything.

But I digress.

In my last post, the 5 3/4 year old and the 3 year old centenarian have come to terms with being 9 and 6. Their 3 year old sister is neither interested in fractions or professing advanced age. Still waiting for her take on the whole age thing, although I have been informed that when she grows up, she'll be the mommy and I'll be the baby. Having watched my parents take care of theirs, she may be on to something.