Or is it leap year? I mean, I know this is a leap year, but do you call it leap day? Maybe I should just say Happy Day We Get Paid One Day Later Than Last Year. That’s better.
Is anyone celebrating this extra calendar day? I think it should be declared a holiday. For three years we go to work based on a 365 day calendar, but every fourth year we go to work based on a 366 day calendar. Do I get an extra day off? No! Not even around the holidays. There no extra vacation day added to my calendar. There also isn’t any added pay to my paycheck. I don’t get it. For the sake of fairness it should be declared a holiday!
By the way, this also mean my birthday is one day later. I think this year I am going to celebrate March 8 and 9, you know, just so my internal clock doesn’t get confused.
Did you know that in Scotland there is a law that women can propose to men on leap day? All you single men might want to avoid Scotland today, because it is also a law that men can’t refuse a proposal on leap day!
So happy leap day! Enjoy yourself a leap year cocktail:
Shake with ice and serve!
I read something earlier that said that every normal year actually has 6 hours more than the 365 24-hour days, so having leap year every 4 years is what evens it all out. So if you want to get really technical about it, our birthdays should be adjusted 6 hours every year as well.
But I will always be 9 hours and 12 minutes (or whatever) older than you, regardless of how it’s adjusted!