Leap Day

It's February 29! Weird!

Comments

I prefer to think of it as March 0.

Posted by Jeffrey Davis | February 29, 2008 10:15 AM

Nah, according to my state of the art IP phone from Nortel it's March 1st.

I'll go with that ;-)

Posted by Claus | February 29, 2008 10:42 AM

My law school roommate turns eight today.

Posted by Seitz | February 29, 2008 11:03 AM

The birthday of two of my favorite fictional characters.

Posted by Persia | February 29, 2008 11:22 AM

Quick, somebody turn this into a huge party day, with a theme, and special drinks, and music, and apparel (raiment, garb) and everything.

QUICK!

Posted by ferd | February 29, 2008 11:30 AM

Not only is it a leap year in the Gregorian calendar, but it's also a leap year in the Hebrew calendar. How often does this coincidence occur?

Posted by DAS | February 29, 2008 11:39 AM

Will you make exactly the same post four years from now?

Posted by Quiddity | February 29, 2008 11:49 AM

It's also an US presidential election year and Olympic summer games year.

I wonder if they made to sync up the Gregorian calendar. Or is just a fluke?

Posted by Babbler | February 29, 2008 1:13 PM

I'm twelve!

Posted by cmholm | February 29, 2008 1:36 PM

It's also an US presidential election year and Olympic summer games year.

Actually Pope Gregory designed the calendar to match up with the Olympic (tm) games and US presidential elections. He was a big fan of the Olympics (tm) and wanted the athletes to have an extra day to prepare. US presidential elections were scheduled to coincide with election years so that vice presidential candidates would have something to do -- if they play water polo.

Posted by Briam | February 29, 2008 2:49 PM

It's also an US presidential election year and Olympic summer games year.

Actually Pope Gregory designed the calendar to match up with the Olympic (tm) games and US presidential elections. He was a big fan of the Olympics (tm) and wanted the athletes to have an extra day to prepare. US presidential elections were scheduled to coincide with Olympic (tm) games so that vice presidential candidates would have something to do -- if they play water polo.

Posted by Briam | February 29, 2008 2:49 PM

My only question is:

Do I get paid for working today? Or does my employer get a free ride since this is a "bonus day" on the calendar?

Posted by joel | February 29, 2008 3:30 PM

Leap Day is also called the bissextus. (The "second sixth" as in the Roman calendar the extra day came in the form of two sixths before the kalends of March (February 25 - February had 30 days back then).

Posted by Glaivester | February 29, 2008 10:16 PM