On this New Year's Eve at 00:00:00, I would like you
to count "backwards" back to a point where you
actually count 2000-years (you're permitted to use a
calculator)...then, please let me know how many
"full" (this is the key word, Professor: FULL) years
you have counted, and where in history you will be (a year, if you will). This will give you a pretty
good idea as to how to START counting "forward!"
I do have one suggestion, though, Professor: the
next time you get an itching to write a Letter to
the Editor... please check with the "Big-4" first. <g>

JB