WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - LEAPDAY

 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024

GOODBYE FEBRUARY 

FIRST - tomorrow is “LEAP DAY” - that extra day we get every fourth year!!  

The actual rule is: A year is a leap year if it is divisible by four, except for years that are divisible by 100 but not divisible by 400. For example, 2000 was a leap year, but 1900 was not. The next time a leap year will be skipped is 2100

There are also sometimes “Leap Seconds”.  The Earth’s rotation isn’t exactly 365.25 days long, and sometimes a second needs to added to make the year precisely right.

At one time the year was 365 days long - so every fourth year was the same as all the others.  Over the span of 100 years, the calendar was off by 25 days.  

In 46 BCE, the Julian calendar introduced a leap day every four years. Still, a problem with the measurement used led to a mounting discrepancy over several centuries. The Gregorian calendar reformed the concept in 1582 by eliminating leap years in century years that weren't exactly divisible by 400.

LEAP DAY JOKES

What do athletes wear on Leap Day? Jumpsuits. 

What do you call a talking Kangaroo? Unbe-Leap-able. 

Where do most people eat on Leap Day? IHOP. 

What kind of music do you listen to on Leap Day? Hip Hop. 

What do kids play on Leap Day? Hop-scotch 

What do you tell a hitchhiker on Leap Day? Hop In. 

What did the baby kangaroo say to mama kangaroo? Don't leap me hanging. 

What does a lawyer do on Leap Day? Jump to conclusions.

 Why don't lions like Leap Day? Because they are always jumping through hoops. 

Why did the sprinter get disqualified on Leap Day? He tried to jump the gun. 

What does a butterfly do on Leap Day? Jump out of his own skin. 

What is a frog's favorite time of year? Leap Day. 

What happens to a baby wallaby on February 29th? He grows by leaps and bounds. 

What do you call a talking frog? A quantum leap. 

How do you know it's almost Leap Day? When it is only a hop, skip, and a jump away. 

What does a captain do on Leap Day? Jump ship.

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AND CAN WOMEN PROPOSE ON LEAP DAY?

Bachelor's Day, sometimes known as Ladies' Privilege, is an Irish tradition by which women can propose to men on Leap Day, 29 February, based on a legend of Saint Bridget and Saint Patrick. It once had a legal basis in Scotland and England.

The tradition is supposed to originate from a deal that Saint Bridget struck with Saint Patrick. In the 5th century, Bridget is said to have gone to Patrick to complain that women had to wait too long to marry because men were slow to propose, asking that women be given the opportunity. Patrick is said to have offered that women be allowed to propose on one day every seven years, but Bridget convinced him to make it one day every four years.

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To my friend SA, who is celebrating her 18th physical birthday tomorrow!!!  (She is 72 years old,)

LOVE WINS

LOVE TRANSFORMS

Karen A. White, ©, FEBRUARY 28, 2024