Noelometrics
Noelometrics
Noelometrics provides a method of quantifying some of the noelological principles.The clausometer is used to indicate general holiday spirit. Standard clausometers are metric, using a scale divided into 100 units, called "ho"s. The International Noelological Institute Convention of 1893 agreed to the following two clausometer reference points:Scrooge on the day before Christmas = 15 ho'sScrooge on Christmas day = 85 ho'sIt was generally agreed that the minimum clausometer reading of zero and the maximum reading of one hundred were not humanly achievable. Holiday obligations and desires have a modulating impact on holiday spirit, and are represented as santametric pressure. Santametric pressure, measured in units of "nick"s is a combination of many factors, the complete list and exact mathematical weighting of these is complex, an beyond the scope of this article. However, some of the contributing factors to santametric pressure are the number of gifts required to be purchased, the amount of money available for purchases, the number of gifts already purchased versus the number yet to be purchased, the number of Christmas cards sent and to be sent, the number of cards received from people who were not sent cards, etc. The amount of time remaining before Christmas is also a prime factor, as santmetric pressure increases sharply as time until Christmas decreases. High clausometer readings have a negative effect on santmetric pressure, as high santmetric pressure has a negative impact on the clausometer reading. Because of this interdependency, it is often useful to combine these two factors to obtain a rating of overall holiday status called the Kringle Index. While accurate clausometer and santometer intstrumentation is expensive, most lay persons can achieve a fair approximation intuitively.So, I have been having a reasonably high # ho's, midrange nick's, so my KI is pretty good, but there have been a couple of grinch events severely cutting into my clausometer lately. How about you, what's your kringle index?