def distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, to_time = 0, include_seconds = false)
from_time = from_time.to_time if from_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
to_time = to_time.to_time if to_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
distance_in_minutes = (((to_time - from_time).abs)/60).round
distance_in_seconds = ((to_time - from_time).abs).round
case distance_in_minutes
when 0..1
return (distance_in_minutes == 0) ? 'less than a minute' : '1 minute' unless include_seconds
case distance_in_seconds
when 0..4 then 'less than 5 seconds'
when 5..9 then 'less than 10 seconds'
when 10..19 then 'less than 20 seconds'
when 20..39 then 'half a minute'
when 40..59 then 'less than a minute'
else '1 minute'
end
when 2..44 then "#{distance_in_minutes} minutes"
when 45..89 then 'about 1 hour'
when 90..1439 then "about #{(distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round} hours"
when 1440..2879 then '1 day'
when 2880..43199 then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 1440).round} days"
when 43200..86399 then 'about 1 month'
when 86400..525599 then "#{(distance_in_minutes / 43200).round} months"
when 525600..1051199 then 'about 1 year'
else "over #{(distance_in_minutes / 525600).round} years"
end
end