As I understand it, today is the autumnal equinox. There is the summer solstice, where the day is the longest and the night is the shortest. Opposite of that is the winter solstice, where the day is the shortest and the night is the longest. Between them are the vernal (spring) and autumnal (fall) equinoxes, where the day and the night are equal in length.
So the length of the day today is equal to the length of the night. It brings to mind a memory, which I would like to share.
When I was in college, I had a friend named Julie. She was Caucasian, but had a great tan. There was a big party one weekend and she decided to wear a sleeveless dress that showed off her tan. But she wasn’t satisfied, so the afternoon of the event, she decided to darken her tan by lying out by the pool with her friends. This was in the 80s, when we didn’t know much about skin cancer.
I didn’t see her until I was at the party. I saw her talking with some others across the room and remarked to a friend, “Boy, Julie sure look good!” My friend laughed and responded, “Yeah, but wait until she turns around.”
A minute later, she turned and I noticed a shade of difference. I crossed the room for a better look. Her back was lighter than her front. We chatted a little and I asked her what happened. She told me that she was so engrossed in the conversation with her friends at the pool, that she forgot to turn over.
She ended up tanning the front more than the back. A faint line could be seen on the sides of her arms and legs. She said that the dress was so nice, that she decided to wear it anyhow.
She evened it out the following weekend. I remember her joking (to others who were not at the party) that she showed off her tan lines.
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