I heard a joke once:
Q: In what month do women talk the least?
A: February, of course. It only has 28 days!
I didn’t say it was a funny joke. And it isn’t.
While February is always the oddball of the calendar, we do become accustomed to the 28 day rule of thumb. But then there’s leap year to throw everything off. I have always both pitied and envied those people born on February 29th. It is certainly an inconvenience in many ways, but a certain conversation starter in others.
Frankly, I am surprised that Hallmark hasn’t made February 29th a “holiday.” Or have they? Somebody somewhere is surely making a buck off it somehow. My suggestion: Move Valentine’s Day to February 29th. That suggestion alone, if passed, would make me a hero to men everywhere. It would also make me anathema to women everywhere. Oh, yeah — I think I have that covered already.
I used to know exactly why we add a day every few years — five, I think it is. Something to do with making the calendar year fit the actual time of a revolution around the sun? Maybe it is proof positive that God has a sense of humor. Whatever the reason, it did give me a reason to write my third post of the week to meet my quota. Ain’t life grand?
Happy Leap Day. Do something fun!
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