Time To Keep Up With the Earth’s Rotation

I have always been fascinated by the concept of a Leap Year. It boggles my mind Julius Caesar’s people, who must have been fairly swamped with their complicated plots to murder him, still had time to figure out that the 365 day calendar wasn’t matching up with the Earth’s rotation, actually 365 days….and ¼.

How in the hell did they figure that out? Are we sure they got it right, because it’s a pretty nutty concept, frankly. If I think about it too hard my head starts to ache and I think I can actually feel the Earth start to spin faster. Ooh, none of that, we may end up with extra extra days. So eventually I just decide to give Caesar and his buddies the benefit of the doubt. A leap of faith.

And so here we are. Another Leap Year has cycled our way. In 2008 we get to insert that extra day we’ve all dutifully accrued over the past three years. A veritable windfall! How are you going to spend all this extra time? I’ve teamed up with BD at The Busy Dad Blog and Piper from Bliss in Bloom to tackle this very question. We’ve decided, in the spirit of Leap Year, to launch TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH 08, a month-long campaign to shake things up.

Spoiler Alert: It’s highly likely we will embarrass ourselves.

So each Friday in the month of February, we are going to share one LEAP OF FAITH that we’ve taken each week. A goal we’ve shelved for way too long. An idea that’s just been nagging away. Something that wrestles us out of our cozy comfort zone. You’ll have to tune in each Friday to learn the LEAP of the week. It could be singing in public. Trying a new sport. Taking a big stand with the boss. We’ll see how it unfolds. Send us your ideas. Share some of your great leaps. Take one with us.

In the meantime I can unveil my first LEAP OF FAITH for the month. I am here to announce the launch of my second blog, Fly Fish Chick. Fly fishing is my truest passion, and I’ve kept my eye on all the boys’ fishing blogs for quite awhile now, secretly wanting my own. Well, with the urging and support of TC at The Trout Underground, I’ve got one. The idea of authoring a second blog is daunting enough. But putting myself out there in this extremely male dominated sport is - to say the least - a bit of a leap.

So we’re off and running. Enjoy the series and by all means, if you want to join the campaign, come on along. Just think, at the end of the month it will be Friday February 29th and we can say Veni Vidi Vici!

Hopefully we won’t be taken down by any traitors in the process.