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One of the more pleasant tasks each new year is selecting a set of calendars to adorn the office, kitchen, den, bedroom, etc., for the next 12 months. For 2005, we've gone to opposite ends of the spectrum (and, come to think of it, opposite coasts) to uncover a pair of fascinating and unique chroniclers of time.

From Cummings & Good, Chester, Conn., comes the command, "Get a Life ... Calendar that is." Artists Jan Cummings and Peter Good believe that since "life is short, at least your calendar can be long." As a result, theirs has "attitude and longitude." The Life 2005 Calendar is the 11th in a series of whimsical and utterly charming time trackers. Original art, photographs, and historical artifacts illustrate the monthly themes in this 7" x 34" beauty, while provocative musings from writers and thinkers as diverse as Albert Einstein, Martha Graham, Plato, and Yogi Berra lend an intellectual--and sometimes comic--perspective.

Life Lines, New Life, Soulful Life, After Life, and The Time of Your Life are just a few of the subjects that will engage you with their playful twist on--you guessed it--life; all printed on quality heavyweight paper with plenty of room for reminders, notes, and messages. Moreover, when the year is complete, its sturdy black canister transforms into a custom-made time capsule--simply roll up the months and memories.

Visit www.cummings-good.com to obtain a Life 2005 Calendar ($30).

Meanwhile, the folks at Antenna, a California-based experimental theater group, have a different way of looking at time. The standard Gregorian calendar that we are accustomed to, it maintains, is based on...