Leap Year
2008 is a leap year.
What is the purpose of a leap year, you ask. I mean, I love the whole idea about getting an extra day…but really, what is the big deal?
Well here is the official definition, according to Wikipedia. “A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days in a leap year instead of the usual 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of full days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected.” Hmm…isn’t that interesting. Anyway, the best thing about a leap year is the extra day added to the year. And it just so happens that the extra day in question is tomorrow. Isn’t it great that an extra day lands on a Friday?
I don’t know about you, but I plan to enjoy every single minute of it. I think the best thing about leap year is that you can spend your extra day any way you want…because it doesn’t count. You don’t “lose” anything since the day really doesn’t factor into the normal scheme of things. Isn’t that a great outlook? Yeah, it works for me. Leap year, what a concept?
I mean, seriously, since leap year only occurs once every four years, it would be great to do something totally outrageous…like get married…have a baby…or leave the country for a great vacation. Well, I can’t do any of those things tomorrow, but give me another four years to plan something even cooler.
As for tomorrow, I’ll probably be doing something really mundane…eat, sleep and work. Oh joy.
What is the purpose of a leap year, you ask. I mean, I love the whole idea about getting an extra day…but really, what is the big deal?
Well here is the official definition, according to Wikipedia. “A leap year is a year containing one or more extra days in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days in a leap year instead of the usual 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of full days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected.” Hmm…isn’t that interesting. Anyway, the best thing about a leap year is the extra day added to the year. And it just so happens that the extra day in question is tomorrow. Isn’t it great that an extra day lands on a Friday?
I don’t know about you, but I plan to enjoy every single minute of it. I think the best thing about leap year is that you can spend your extra day any way you want…because it doesn’t count. You don’t “lose” anything since the day really doesn’t factor into the normal scheme of things. Isn’t that a great outlook? Yeah, it works for me. Leap year, what a concept?
I mean, seriously, since leap year only occurs once every four years, it would be great to do something totally outrageous…like get married…have a baby…or leave the country for a great vacation. Well, I can’t do any of those things tomorrow, but give me another four years to plan something even cooler.
As for tomorrow, I’ll probably be doing something really mundane…eat, sleep and work. Oh joy.
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