Wave to the Sun.

Sun? Is that that thing I see through the window during work?  :(

I would, but my parents would try to put me in an insane asylum.

That is, if the sun ever came out in the first place.

While trying to figure it out, I found this:
[quote]winter solstice
n.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice that occurs on or about December 22[/quote]
Occured on the 21st this year?

It varies year to year -- it's the day when the sun reaches the Tropic of Capricorn, or something like that.  Notice the definition says "about Dec. 22" -- it occurs anywhere from Dec. 20 - Dec. 22, as far as I know.

Isn't it the shortest day of the year  ::)?

Same thing -- when the sun is at the southern-most point, the days in the northern hemisphere will be shortest.

the days themselves are almost always equal in length (with the exception of certain days which happen to have a leap second)... it's just the amount of daylight you get is the lest during winter solstice

of course, im sure you already knew all this

[quote author=tA-Kane link=topic=9979.msg93235#msg93235 date=1103742842]
the days themselves are almost always equal in length (with the exception of certain days which happen to have a leap second)... it's just the amount of daylight you get is the lest during winter solstice

of course, im sure you already knew all this

[/quote]

I'd say the days switching time zones from dst to non-dst are the shortest...

But other than that, they probably meant
[quote]
day;
1 a : the time of light between one night and the next
[/quote]