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Thursday, February 29, 2024

Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Leap Day ~ BLT Bites ~ More on Leap Day

  


Good 42º super pouring rain morning, the last day of February.
 
Yesterday we started at 31º and topped at 54º with some rain.
 

 
Happy Leap Day!

 
Picture of the Day....perfect timing. 😀
 

 
Interesting about Leap Day
 


February 29 is a leap day (or "leap year day"), an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is also the last day of February in leap years with the exception of 1712 in Sweden. It is also the last day of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the last day of meteorological summer in the Southern Hemisphere in leap years.

In the Gregorian calendar, the standard civil calendar used in most of the world, February 29 is added in each year that is an integer multiple of four unless it is evenly divisible by 100 but not by 400. For example, 1900 was not a leap year but 2000 was. The Julian calendar — since 1923 a liturgical calendar — has a February 29 every fourth year without exception. Consequently, February 29 in the Julian calendar, since 1900, falls 13 days later than February 29 in the Gregorian, until the year 2100.

 

Leap days are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the Sun.

It takes the Earth approximately 365.242189 days—or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 45 seconds—to circle once around the Sun. This is called a tropical year.

Without an extra, or intercalary day on February 29 nearly every four years, we would lose almost six hours every year. After only 100 years, a calendar without leap years would be off by approximately 24 days. Seasonal days such as the vernal equinox or the winter solstice would, therefore, shift in relation to the months in the calendar. For example, in 100 years, the Northern Hemisphere's autumnal equinox, which falls in late September, would fall in late August, and in a few centuries, August would become a spring month.

 

Traditions & Folklore

Leap day as a concept has existed for more than 2000 years and it is still associated with age-old customs, folklore, and superstition. One of the most well-known traditions is that women propose to their boyfriends, instead of the other way around.



 

To read more, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_29

 
 
From Mr. Food
 

SERVES
12
PREP
5 Min
CHILL TIME
2 Hr

Bring home the bacon and be the top tomato in the kitchen when you make these novel bite-size BLT Bites as super appetizers or snacks!

 

  • 12 -14 cherry tomatoes
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/3 cup sliced green onions
  • 1/4 cup bacon bits

 

  1. Cut off a thin slice off of each tomato top. Scoop out and discard seeds.
     
  2. In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Spoon into tomatoes. Refrigerate for several hours.
 
 
Historically this date.......
1504 – Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies.


1916 – Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old.


1940 – For her role as Mammy in Gone with the WindHattie McDaniel becomes the first African American to win an Academy Award.


1960 – Family Circus makes its debut.
Ohh......one of my most favorite cartoons!!!
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1972 – Hank Aaron becomes the first player in the history of Major League Baseball to sign a $200,000 contract.


 


 


And births this date include....
1916 – Dinah Shore, American singer and actress (d. 1994)
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1944 – Dennis Farina, American actor (d.2013)
Interestingly enough, he was a Chicago cop for 18 years before becoming an actor!
 
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All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Thursday. Ciao.
xo Sue Mom Bobo

Leap Day is every fours years....almost. It's every four years except years ending with "00" that are not divisible by 400. The year in which Leap Day occurs, is called a Leap Year.
 
Why the fancy calculation? The earth rotates around the sun once every 365 and about 1/4 days. So, by adding an extra day every four years, we get mighty close to keeping the calendar consistent with the earth's annual trip around the sun. And to be very precise, the earth orbits the sun every 365.242190 days. So, on years ending in "00", (except those not divisible by 400) we skip Leap Year and Leap Day. With all that fancy calculating out of the way, let's just celebrate the day.
 
Did you know? There are occasional "Leap Seconds". We will spare you the detail on those, except to say it helps to correct minor variations. On December 31, 2015, the folks who maintain the official time for the planet, will add an extra second to the day!
 
If your birthday is on Leap  Day, congratulations, you finally get to celebrate your birthday on your birth date. Just how many of us are celebrating our Birthday on Leap Day? Only about one in 1461 people. If you were born on this day, consider yourself very, very special.  If my birthday had been on Leap Day I'd be all of 19 now!!!!

1 comment:

Lydia said...

Caples to get married on leap day, could it because the groom only has to remember his anniversary once every four years?😂