Leap Day

I go on this rant every four years.

Today is February 29. Or so they tell us; I call it March 1. Who wants an extra day in February, an extra day of gloom, an extra day of winter?

We had cold rain here today. Wouldn't you rather have an extra day in, say, April, when the sun is shining and the flowers and trees are growing? Leap day should be April 31 or May 32. A

lso, if we're going to have an extra day, shouldn't we make it worthwhile? Make it some special day, a holiday to observe something or someone who doesn't quite make the annual cut. Say, Daniel Boone Day or Hester Prynne Day. Or better still, make it a do-nothing day. A day of rest. A sabbath. Make it illegal for any business to be open unless the business is vital for human survival, like an ambulance station, a fire house, or a chocolate shop.

We all need a day off. With pay.

But just an extra day tacked on at the end of February, postponing March, postponing Spring? Who needs it?

Thank you for your support.