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..5 then 'less than 5 seconds'
when 6..10 then 'less than 10 seconds'
when 11..20 then 'less than 20 seconds'
when 21..40 then 'half a minute'
when 41..59 then 'less than a minute'
else '1 minute'
end
when 2..45 then "#{distance_in_minutes} minutes"
when 46..90 then 'about 1 hour'
when 90..1440 then "about #{(distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round} hours"
when 1441..2880 then '1 day'
else "#{(distance_in_minutes / 1440).round} days"
end
end