The celebration of the so-called millennium was predictably silly and uniformly so across the globe. Perhaps the only disappointment was Osama bin Laden’s silence. However, he may be waiting for the real millennium a year from now.

Addendum (October 1, 2001)

Commentator William Rees-Mogg writes in The Times today that September 11, 2001, marked the true millennium. I should have known. I must have been confused nearly two years ago. Chances are old Osama was confused, too.