CALENDAR: So, what does the “Vecellio Earth Calendar,” created by Clayton Vecellio of Lewis Run, look like?

“My calendar provides that Monday shall be the first day of every month,” he writes. “It naturally follows that it should also become the first day of every week. There should be no serious objection to this change, and there is a certain fitness that Sunday, a day of rest, is followed by six days of toil.”

This will work, because Clayton’s rearranged it so the number of days in every month is divisible by seven.

“January, February, April, May, July, August, October and November will have four weeks of 28 days starting with Monday, the first day of each month.

“March, June, September and December will have 35 days each starting with Monday, the first day of each month.

His calendar year will begin on the first day of winter, which as you recall is also Monday, as every month starts with Monday.

If you’ve done the math, you’ve realized that he’s only accounted so far for 364 days. He’s planned for where extra days will go, too.

“The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere will be placed after June 35 and before July 1. This day is not counted on my calendar. Also on Leap Year, another day is added here, but this day is also not added onto my calendar. The next day is Monday, July 1, and will start off the summer season and start of second half of the year.”

The extra day that will happen each year between June 35 and July 1 hasn’t been designated a number or month, but we’ll have to call it something. We can’t talk about if it doesn’t have a name. Do we just call it “longest day”?

Being that the day falls on the day with the most daylight — at least in the northern hemisphere — we love if it could be celebrated like a holiday.

Clayton is hopeful that a calendar like this could one day be implemented, and we’d love to hear any thoughts are readers have on his idea.