Quick ActiveSupport-style monkey patch for fixnums when you're describing periods of time (in seconds)

time_fixnum_monkeypatch.rb

class Fixnum
  def seconds
    self
  end
  alias :second :seconds

  def minutes
    self * 60.seconds
  end
  alias :minute :minutes

  def hours
    self * 60.minutes
  end
  alias :hour :hours

  def days
    self * 24.hours
  end
  alias :day :days

  def weeks
    self * 7.days
  end
  alias :week :weeks

end