To the Leap Year
Dear Leap Year,
Don’t get me wrong. I appreciate you. Without you, I realize our calendar would quickly invert: spring would last through August, and Christmas would be in autumn. I did a presentation on you in third grade. I know how you roll. You also make my February rent payment slighly less of a ripoff. I appreciate that.
Even so, leap year, aren’t you just a little overrated? You come around every four years, without a great deal of fanfare, but somehow you take up more mental space than the elections. I was at a New Year’s party and people were already talking about you: “Is this a leap year?” “Is it?” “Do we have an extra day this year?” and so on. ARGH!!
Exhausting.
And it was only the beginning. People in my office have been talking about you since the beginning of February. I can’t tell you how many water cooler conversations I’ve had to have about you. “How are you going to spend your leap day?” “Oh, man, an extra day of work this month.” “Just what we need, another day in February.” They make me want to drill holes into my eye sockets.
I get it. You’re kind of a big deal. But even you have to concede that maybe you’ve gone a little too far. Do we need to have nightly leap year updates on the 6 o’clock news? Weren’t the Congressional hearings on the leap year a little unnecessary? And why oh why is the Red Cross marketing a Leap Year Survival Pack?
Look, I like my years like I like my women - no, not leaping - common.
February 29th, 2008 | 04:07 am | Rants
7 Responses to “To the Leap Year”
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February 29th, 2008 at 5:57 am
Sorry RF, I have to disagree with you on this one! I love Feb. 29th!
February 29th, 2008 at 6:09 am
I’m sick of it too. I hate February in general. It’s too cold, and there are no holidays to look forward to. Lame-town.
February 29th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I’m getting a leap year tattoo at the end of the week!! Feb. 29th is the sickest day of the year.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:14 am
I’m one of those people that’s been celebrating the 05-05-05 and 07-07-07 days. This August it’s 08-08-08 and I can’t wait! So, pretty much any reason to get drunk is good enough for me. Thank you leap year!
March 1st, 2008 at 9:11 am
I still don’t understand leap years. But I’m gonna trust RF!
March 31st, 2008 at 8:17 pm
what about the 06-06-06 day? That was a great time!
April 9th, 2008 at 5:36 am
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